Incantation #3

I would walk through the fire for you
Dive into any depth for you
Wouldn't expect any less
From you

I wore an orange dress with cat eyes and bare feet
I don't remember every second but I remember the feeling
You said I'm so sixties

I could see you were surprised
Who dresses up for a goodbye?
Was it relief you felt?
Is that why you sighed?

You took a jacket off the hanger and I put on Billie Holiday
You thought I'd be bitter but instead I twirled your hair
Like I used to
When we were familiar
When you weren't a stranger
And we weren't a failure

And then
Respite came when we least expected it
Like gravity forgot to hold us down and for a moment we were free
Smiling for no reason other than it felt good
To be you and me

I wanted to feel good
Before the walls were empty and your books were gone
Before the sadness filled the whole room
And every memory
Where we once belonged

I said, Dance with me
Let's not cry
Tonight sadness doesn't get to decide

We were us again
Bedtime stories, we were enough again
We made love with the past
So we could love again

I would walk through the fire for you
Dive into any depth for you
Wouldn't expect any less
From you

I would walk through the fire for you
Dive into any depth for you
Wouldn't expect any less
From you