when things get out of control
when you haunt me in my dreams
when nothing is as it seems
when you have to search the whole world
for just one word
that cuts our troubles in half
that makes our faces heavy
that causes our dark eyes to glisten
know me
stay with me
when we have murdered the night
when love’s jaws clasp us tight
when our fear breaks loose
and burns in scented rooms
that we throw across the canvas
where we paint our scene
where we dare to dream
where everything hurts too much
where a soothing voice becomes a torturing touch
rope me
and kick the chair
when all hell breaks loose
when we are hanging from each other’s noose
when we let go of these meaningless metaphors
when we fail forward
and whisper our loud cries
when we stand alone in the cold black night
where we wonder with relief
where we laugh at anything
where a wishing well silently sleeps
make me feel
like I am certain