When this unfair life’s scared you to tears
That won’t stop falling, and pool on the floor,
Let me be your lifeboat so you won’t drown.
I’ll even mop the puddles, free of charge.

Let me be the more loving one right now.
Be selfish. Take of my heart all the pieces
You need. Take it all if need be. I won’t bleed,
I promise, for my heart is already yours.

My whole body. I am your home. I am a tree
That you my pretty bird can nest on, whenever.
Rest your wings. The sky can wait. The worms
Will have their day. Listen to my leaves sway.

And sleep.