ARMORED HEART

Because I have you and I don’t
because I think about you
because the night is wide-eyed
because the night passes and I say love
because you have come to reclaim your image
and you are better than all your images
because you are beautiful from foot to soul
because you are good from soul to me
because you hide yourself sweet in pride
small and sweet
armored heart

because you are mine
because you aren’t mine
because I look at you and die
and worse than dying
is not seeing you love
not seeing you

because always you exist everywhere
but you exist better where I love you
because your mouth is blood
and you are cold
I have to love you love
I have to love you
even though this wound hurts like two
even though I search for you without finding you
and even though
the night passes and I have you
and I don’t