At the break of dawn I wake up mesmerizedto the vision of you walking towards meFresh out of the shower shirtless, with wet hairand in your unbuttoned jeansI ache for a kiss as I put away the cigarette hanging loosely on your lips And in the moment when your lips touch mine I realizethere is no way I am making it out of these sheets or Paris

No one said my name quite like you I was thunder when I spilled out of your mouth.

I know you remember how hard I bit the word loveuntil it bled out of my mouthor how my lips trembled when I said you

I have accepted thatthis is how it’s going to bethat love and longingare going to take turns to sleep with me in my bed and though you may come and gothis pain in my heart is here to stay.

No one knows all that is hidden in a woman's heartthe secret lovers the silent heartbreaksAll the pain burieddeep inside its chambersShe must have loved you deeplyIf she let you see her naked soul

Of my many misdemeanors, standing tall like a radio tower and airing love songs has been the worst.

You are scattered like autumn in my backyard

Your love was a monsterEvery time I would come up for some airit would drown me furtherdeeper, furiously

I just needed five more minutes of this feelingA moment before I could be brave enough tolet go of your handand embrace the world after you