Excuse Words

Everything he does

Is enough

They keep telling me

That I

Have to give him up

But I'm in love

And it's just

Too hard to walk away

From this

From his

Smile

So sweet

I swear

He's nice to me

And he only ever means

Well

When

His hands land

Somewhere

Along

My cheek

You know that bone

Just below

The eyes

He says are beautiful

He says I

Have to know

How to control

My tongue

My words are fuel

That feeds his fire

Sparks his ire

But I

Never tire

Of how soft

His arms are after

The fact

The fact is

That I do this

To myself

I make him mad

Sometimes

And I just need

To be

On better behavior

But he

Loves me

He said so

     He said so

          He said so

So No

You don’t know us

Or understand

Our dynamic

That thing

That picture

Perfect dream

That we have

Dims

In comparison

To the way

His hand stings

Across

The edge of my lips

But I taste hope

More than blood

And you’re

Wrong

We’re in love

And he does

These things

Only when he thinks

I forgot how to listen

But listen

I’m fine

Feeling completely

At ease

And he is

The best thing

A girl like me

Could hope for

But they keep

At it

Say I have to

Admit

That shit

Is falling apart

And I start

Maybe

For a second

To agree

But he

Is

Quick

With a kiss

Which reminds

That he needs

Me and no one

Believes

That last time

Was the last time

But I’m at my

Wits end

With friends

That feel the need

To keep

Me from

This

Love

Yeah I’ll admit

That sometimes

It hurts

But mostly

It’s us

Happy

Having

Hope

For better days

Everything he does

Is enough

To know

He’ll change

His ways

And this bruise

Will lose

Its color

Subtle fade

Just like

My spirit

One day

If

I stay