I WOULD HAVE LOVED YOU FOREVER
& NEVER CALLED YOU CRAZY 

I WOULD HAVE PULLED YOU FROM THE RIVER
BEFORE IT STOLE ROSE-PINK FROM CHEEKS
& TINGED YOUR TEETH A BRACKISH BLUE 

IF I HAD BEEN THERE
YOU WOULD HAVE MADE IT OUT ALIVE 

I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT YOU DAISIES EVERY DAY
& HELD YOUR HAND AS THE BLOOD POOLED
& THE ANGELS SANG DOWN THEIR DIRGES 

I WOULD HAVE LOVED YOU UNTIL
THE SUN RAN ITS BATTERY DOWN
& EARTH STOPPED STILL IN LOVELORN ORBIT 

UNTIL LOVE ONLY LIVED IN MEMORY & SHADE
& STUCK UNDER FINGERNAILS 

THEY NEVER PAINT YOU RIGHT
FOR BREATH IS TRITE STILL STUCK IN LUNGS
THEY ONLY LOVE YOU WHEN YOU’RE CIRCLING THE DRAIN      

THEY ONLY LOVE YOU WHEN YOU’RE FADING FAST
OR FRESHLY DEAD 

I’M SORRY FOR YOUR MEMORY
FOR YOUR GHOST
ETERNALLY SOAKED TO THE BONE
I WILL REMEMBER YOU WARM
& IN THE SUN