Cadenza

Swallowing a needle
I lift my cheeks
So they won’t droop
Without even blinking
What love is or isn’t
I don’t need to know
If he wants it
I’ll get dirty
Holding my breath
The supporting role
Rolls around bare
A cadenza on the verge of breaking
I touch your cheek
It’s still not time for morning
A cadenza about to fall apart
I touch your cheek
That’s all I need

The warmth is gone from our intertwined fingers
There’s no way out of this woven time
What love is or isn’t
I don’t want to hear
If he wants it, I’ll say it
Holding my breath
The supporting role
Perishes while still bare
A cadenza on the verge of breaking
I sink into your desires
It’s still not time to see tomorrow
A cadenza about to fall apart
I sink into your desires
For now, that’s all that matters

Holding my breath
The supporting role
Silently, without a sound
Is crying
A cadenza on the verge of breaking
I want to touch deep inside you
That’s all I need
A cadenza about to fall apart
I want to touch deep inside you
That’s all I want.