i am good. i am good.
i whisper it on the way home through the snow. i mumble it on the edge of the bed, pupils heavy in my hands.
in another world, you love me and i am good. i am good.
come back to me. mother who remembers you.
i hold you when you sleep, mould my arms around you, leave no room for the cold.
your skin is like wax paper. there are tears at the edges of your eyes.
i am good. i am good. mother who loves you.
you are good to me.
i hold my eyes in my hands, and run them over the edges of your face. even without me, they recognize your temples.
you are good to me.
you come to me in the dark. gentle as ever, speak no words.
there are tears in your eyes and bleeding in your hands and i love you, i love you, i love.
come back to me.
in my dream, you don't answer.
you don't tell me what you've done.