You and I

For my Never

We're quite the pair
You and I
You haunt the corners of my mind
And I
I never cross yours

Yes, we're quite the pair
You and I
I want you here by me
You want to run and hide
And I
I'm still hurting


I wait for you
In these rainy doldrums streets
I wait for you
In beautiful, terrible anguish
Encouraged by the pangs
Of unrequited love
I wait for you

These flames die hard
In a pile of shameful ashes
And I
I still carry the pieces
In the locket around my neck
I twist the chain in my fingers
And whisper
The hope that's still alive

But we're quite the pair
You and I
Because you'll never know
How much I wish and pray and hope
For the day, you say,
We're quite the pair
You and I