I Know

Darling, you're so afraid, I know, I can feel the hollow in your bones, when you hold me not-so-close, I can see the receding tides, In your eyes, You don't really look at me anymore. Darling, you're lost, I know, I notice now you feel so out of place, In the crowds, and even more so, when you're alone. I can tell you're feeling, less and less human, and more and more like candle wax. Darling, you're drowning, I know, I can touch the air around us, It's too thick to breathe, Like all that cigarette smoke, you've been inhaling lately. I can hear how shallow your breaths are, when I watch the ceiling at night, and I know your eyes aren't closed, Either. Darling, I know.