Blurred Boundaries

I choke on the air that we breathe
You are my greatest and my worst reprieve
I pray to God that you will not leave
Sometimes, I swear, I can be so naïve

Tell me you bring out only the best
Breathing shallowly, your head on my chest
I believe your lies if only to rest
To a finer illness my symptoms attest

I only wanted to hold you in my arms
To my broken heart how could it cause more harm
The blood in your veins holds a certain charm
Ringing in my head, a peculiar alarm

I can feel the static from across the room
The clock implies my certain doom
Going to hell, my life consumed
If only to smell your skin’s sweet perfume

Promise me that you’ll never fade
Surrender me your attention paid
I want to feel that idyllic, blissful delay
To feel your fingers trace out my shape

The pain still aches as I suspected it would
But now, not as much as it still should
You never knew but you always understood
Oh, I swear, you’ve never felt so good

You’re bittersweet, but as warm as your touch
I’ll tell you when I’ve had enough
I lean on you until we bend, like a crutch
We can call out all of each other’s bluffs

I’ll hold you close until you can barely move
Until this relationship we can construe
We don’t need a big debut
Your name’s on my heart like a burning tattoo

I’ll admit, you’re my greatest inspiration
You are the source of my sudden elation
Come now, this is cause for a new celebration
I can’t find words to explain my fascination

I’ll find the things that will get you to stay
I’ll stop brushing you off and leading you astray
They tell me that where there’s a will, there’s a way
I’m willing to give this all my time of day

Around you, darling, I feel myself implode
Whether it’s a good thing, I don’t know
A kind of light falls that has never showed
Into your arms my hope is bestowed