I can feel your heart beat
That same old song
Even more sweet
Because I know it won’t be here for long
I just want to stay here forever
My ear against your chest
Before your breath begins to dissever
And stills within your breast
I feel as if each beat just ties me to you more
Hammering in the nails to pierce my soul
Reminding me of the sweet memories I didn’t ask for
Every hug, every smile, every delight, every stroll
I hear your heart beat
And inside me there’s a feeble cry
So trivial, so tender it seems excrete
Because I know your heart is beginning to die.
She awoke Christmas morning to the sound of her son laughing in his bedroom and her heart sank right through her skin onto the floorboards she had slept on. She didn't need to wake, the night had come and gone wit
