Eve
And I’d give up tomorrow
If I could relive today with you—
Forever.
Because the closest I’ve been to contentment
Is with you holding my hand.
And I’d like for you to ask me to stay,
And move in together,
And my face to be forever
The first thing you see when you open your eyes.
And all I ever want to hear
Is your voice calling my name.
And all I ever want to feel
Is your heart beating against my hand.
And the earth starts shaking when I imagine you leaving,
If I show you who I really am.
So let me pull out your left rib
To remake me into somebody only you could want.
And every day I’ll watch myself disappear,
As I become somebody I’m not—
But I’d give up that too,
If it would mean I’d stay with you forever like this,
Lying around on your sofa bed, watching TV,
Enclosed in your arms, counting your heartbeats.
Because ever since I’ve bitten the fruit of your lips,
I’ve known this is the closest to heaven I’ll ever be.