A Paper Boat

She says she's fine

She is the kindest liar

She says I'm mine

And I should keep my fire

But she's cold

And she's out there on her own

She stretched her limbs

So she could touch the weather

Into the clouds

So she might disappear

I watched her float

On the bed like a paper boat

Felt her sink

Her thoughts the spill of ink

If I held you closer than I'm supposed to

When I leave

How much of you do I take with me

I'd wait here longer

There's nothing wrong

It's just the morning creeps

And still you're nowhere near to sleep

While I have slipped into a dream

I'm halfway across the sea

On a ship that you helped build for me