Hold Me Under

You left your ring

Inside the sink.

The water ran

For seventeen.

Your dress was hanging

Off the chair.

I wore the smell

You left in there.

Hold me under.

Count the seconds.

Let me forget

What I was meant for.

Your little garden

Behind my eyes.

I keep returning

To the same sunrise.

You cut the pear.

I took the knife.

You drew a circle

Around my side.

The radio

Was playing low.

You kissed my hand

And missed my bones.

Hold me under.

Count the seconds.

Let me forget

What I was meant for.

Your little garden

Behind my eyes.

I keep returning

To the same sunrise.

The sheets are cold

Where you were warm.

Your fingerprints

Are on the door.

I found your necklace

In my coat.

I kept the chain.

I lost the ghost.

You take the long way home.

I take the road below.

The water fills the glass.

The glass fills up with snow.

I know you'll come around.

I know I'll let you in.

The deep end never ends.

you only learn to swim.