you are the lapse between pulse and breath
the smoke that carries fire to lung to chest to blood
the intangible distance separating truth from flesh
softening the threat of death
you are not now and never here
the trail of a tear, lust tamed by fear
you are the silence between the plucks of your guitar
passing.faster.than.the.human.ear.can.hear
ii met you in a peaceful place
somewhere between time and space
your defiance of grace
unpainted my face
ii turn back behind
clear white black blind
ii find you anywhere
when ii open my eyes youre no longer there
and ii cant decide
what ii should reveal
how can ii hide
if this isn’t real
