Quiet
(7.16.21)

I can still smell the wine you made together when I was under your bed skirt
She showed up unannounced at your house on a Wednesday in lingerie
I can hear your whispers to her if I’m honest
Barely breathing in your closet

Your arms, they look like the perfect place to die
I don’t belong here, but if I walk out, she’ll see me, no doubt
Your heart, it looks like the perfect place to sleep
So soft when you’re around me, but they’ll think you’re the enemy

“Quiet” you say, with a finger to your lips
“Just you wait” with a smirk on your face
“Quiet” you say, but you don’t have a clue how much I love

I can still smell her favorite candle you bought her
TIghtly tucked in your armoire
She showed up with a present too, a stand for your favorite hat
I bought you that

Your arms, they look like the perfect place to die
I don’t belong here, but I can’t leave. She’ll surely see me
Your heart, it looks like the perfect place to sleep
So deep in yourself, I’ll live if I can’t breathe

“Quiet” you say, with a finger to your lips
Swallow my truth, but the truth is that I’m saving it
“Quiet” you say, but you don’t have a clue how much I love you

Your arms, they look like the perfect place to die
I’m alive but exposed in this illicit lie
Your heart, it looks like the perfect place to live
But she forgives, and I step back, regretful and stupid

“Quiet” you say to her, a finger to your lips
You don’t even know how much and little you give
“Quiet” you say, but you don’t know what to do
when someone loves you