— And I’ll tear out another heart
And I’ll break another
And smash another
And—

Wait.
St. St. Stop.
Thump thump thump thump.
Forgive me for staring.
Thump thump thump thump.
I… Um.

What’s happening?
Why can’t I move?
Why can’t I breathe?
Darkened eyes with amber streaks,
What have you done to me?
I’m lost to a sparkling smile with dimpled cheeks,
The planet has stopped. Spinning.

You speak, and time starts again.
Is this what heaven is?
It’s so cliche, but what else can I think?
Nothing’s compared to this…

Shut up, boy.
She’s just a girl,
one more pretty thing in the world;
Move on, boy,
You’ve got work to do, boy,
You’ve got—

And I see it.
A distortion, starting at the valley of her neck,
It shines it’s way down,
Lost between her breasts;
Glorious, it’s gorgeous, glamorous;
This one has a story to tell me,
This one is special,
This one will be remembered;


   “I am the great and powerful Oz!”
        “Well… Maybe not THAT great…”


Turquoise irises with sleep-smudges beneath
You’d never believe if you peered through the cracks in my face
A silver-tongued angel with a smile like a star
And beneath the ribs, no longer a machine;
A muscle,
Pumping for amber streaks and dimpled cheeks,
Working to have a hand to hold;
Only yours.

I can’t lie to you, and I wouldn’t even if I could.
To do so would make you frown.
Simply out of the question.

Come here and stand with me,
We’ll gaze upon what we were.
Our pasts are like mutants,
Malicious monsters clawing at our ankles,
begging to be put out of their misery.

(Take my hand.
   Kiss me.
   Again.
   Again.
   Once more.
   Take this.
   Do you know how to hold it?
   Like this.
   That’s right.
   Okay.
   Are you ready?
   Aim.
   Fire).

Their blood runs thick,
Bodies like shards of glass blowing away in the wind,
Never, ever to be seen again.

Time to turn to face the sun,
To face the clock,
To face the mountains and oceans and planets;
Life’s ours, love,
And I’ll meet you in the Garden of the Gods. 

Perpetual, the sweetest song, you love me
The softest lips, a kiss, flowers and a ring
I told you you’d always be safe here
I know, we were always meant to be.

Turquoise irises with sleep-smudges beneath
The Earth won’t know what to do with us
Darkened eyes, streaks of amber, free of grief;
With our love,
With our life,
We make heaven jealous