please

 

 

dip me in gold, dress my cheeks in rosé

twirl your words ‘round the curls of a phone cord

let them sink and bloom roses in my chest

paint my skin crimson red with I adore.

spell my colours on cotton candy clouds,

make the wind shiver with their aftertaste.

wander into darkness in silent towns

and see what I find in stars who keep pace.

pull me by the hand to the edge of you

let me read from your old bruised paperbacks.

show me where your heart is, swimming in blues

colour me with the sea where the world ends

or, just call me at dawn ‘cause you can’t sleep

and whisper I miss you as the sky bleeds