Back then, I thought that

you, alone, could make me happy,

not realizing that you alone meant

I was alone too.

You laugh as you say yours is a love I could never fall out of, as if

without you, I'd really be okay,  as though

without your smile I could still breathe and

without the sound of your voice or the feel of

your soul against mine, I'd survive.

No. Yours is a love I could never do without.

You never lied to me before, not once

but please, my love, lie to me now, lie to me and say

you're alright. Tell me you'll love me for the rest of my life,

we'll hold hands and I'll drown in your eyes and

tell me you want to wake up next to me, the sun

will still rise tomorrow and embrace your skin,

you'll smile at me, you're alright.

Your bones are not broken, your mind

yearns for me, please,

your soul still screams from within you

darling, lie to me. 

Lie to me,

and breathe.