she says

sing to me,
she says, slowly
she says,
sing to me
she says,
i need a reason
to be.

she says,
sing to me
she says,
the words
so hazy.

she says,
slowly, slowly
maybe.
she says,
sing to me
slowly, quickly,
easily.

she says,
sing to me
is it so crazy?
she says,
sing to me,
make a promise
so unlikely,
just sing to me.

he says,

it's not right,

it can't be.

he says,

if it were another time,

maybe.

he says,

i'm not the reason

can't you see?

he says,

it's not me,

it's not me.

he says,

breathe in,

relax.

he says,

to forget,

it's not coming back.

he says,

with a guitar

in his hand.

he says,

i'll sing,

but i won't hold your hand.