A Distinctly Human Forest

[love_a_sinner]

I could sing and sing along
Sing the songs of yesterday
What would you say?

I could dance and dance along
To the steps of sinners
Behest beginners

And I could hold you tight
And I could kiss your cheeks
But we'll never soar high
The roof still leaks

Because we were promised naught
And all the things for which we fought
It's all immune to your tears
It doesn't care about my fears

Take my hand it's not magic
It is just us
Wouldn't have it any other way
A distinctly human forest

Our love won't transcend life
I'd never dream of asking it to
I will carry your strife
Let it be what it is and you be you

Kiss me tonight and I will
Wrap my hand around the back of your neck
Just for a moment I forget that I will die
And focus instead not on the end but the trek

For as long as my heart provides the blood
My mind will remember the scent of your lips
It's intoxicating and sets me free
From all the shit I carry with me

But when I pass I will forget
The way your fingers felt in my hair
That doesn't mean we won't fight for immortality
We will lose and that's just fine
So long as when I run out of time
You're in my arms
I love you