Peace

Let me in at night, get me warm and clean
I smile at the stories that you read to me
Broken, bending light frames your mouth and teeth
The smell of your skin upon your brand new sheets

Feels like love, feels like sun in the storm
I'm so tired, my frown long and drawn
You can play the nurse, I am your subject now
Even through the noise, got me to sleep somehow

I am just a child, pick me up, and sing
Songs about the changes that the seasons bring
I'm still having dreams about three vengeful kings
Sharper than a wasp, with an angry sting

I'm protected, I have newness and space
And your smile breaks the spell, and the fear, and its bitter taste
"We have time"
"I won't do that" - you say

I think that I came out peculiarly
Tantrums, blood vessels bursting frantically
Nosebleeds and scratches seemed to cover me
Dour grey eyes left it hard to see

I taste wine
And it's sharp, and it's sweet
And it sits on my tongue, when you reach in and kiss me
And the shadows in the corners of my mind
Start to leave

The world's less frightening now, when I wake from sleep
I rise calm and cool, staring at my feet
Trailing through the wreckage with a headphone in
Tell me every single place you've ever been

Feels like safety, from the shouting outside
When the bombs go off, with your hand in mine
This is peace, like I've never known
And you bury it, in a part of my soul