A Message

I think you should know that I love you

And it should be clear 

For years to come that all my fears will wind up killing me. 

So if the garden starts to wither, 

And my patience burns out quicker. 

Just know, I will always love you. 

I think that you should understand. 

My eyes have seen miles of sand in far off lands

And I've dreamed of showing them all to you. 

So if you ever really wonder 

Of how I discovered

That I will always love you, 

The truth, is I've been here too long. 

Trying to sing these silly songs. 

Of time spent away in our numbered days

And I think it's really something

That you might think it's something

My dear, I will always love you. 

The truth is that I know that I 

Am not of a perfect, straight spine. 

My bones rot and bend, when I think about the end.

So I'll up and hide my heart, before you even think to start

Searching and clawing to find what's left. 

I'm alone and I'm alive, and that's perfectly fine.

The hope that I feel, has all but disappeared. 

But I know that you'll care, so I know it's still there. 

It's just hidden for a moment, while I think of what to do. 

But nothing's changed, I will always love you.