Mountainside Limbs

As we turned our heads
Something came from our eyes
And a bridge formed between the blacks
It hung from each of our sides
Fragile and rickety, like my bones
What was left of us attached
And as the dust crumbled around me
I never could come back

I miss that you used to keep words on your face
Ink spots like bruises you couldn't erase
And I hid under h's and sat on your k's
But since you took them away, you know I've lost my place

I tiptoed around
Your glass cemetery
And the bodies shone like
What you've given to the sea
So I kept myself light
Like the color of their laughs
You know I'll keep it together
When you can't hold it back

I miss that you used to keep my notch on your belt
That piece of my mind, I never wanted to sell
What you gave me, without a reason to tell
Being strung along was the only reason I fell

I used to keep sparks
Under my skin
You drained them all out
Before you tried to let them in
And I sit on edges of train tracks
When I can't quite commit
Because only half of me knows
I can't take your full hit

I miss that you used to keep words on your face
Ink spots like bruises you couldn't erase
And I hid under h's and sat on your k's
But since you took them away, you know I've lost my place

Please, never
Don't let it ever,
Don't ever let me see your names together
Your honey jar eyes
Stick to everything you touch
And your mood melted through
My velvety heart

I'll peel off a wall
For every look you lay on me
Leave your keys in the door
I know you won't be here long
And dust will collect
Around the corners of your sides