Gossamer Chains

I let him inside me,

Hoping he’d claim your place,

Maybe he could erase in moments

What I can’t bear to face

I tell myself it’s casual,

Just skin and borrowed time,

But you’re deeper than you realize—

Tangled in my heart and mind

I know you hold me loosely,

Your freedom left intact,

While I’m caught in these feelings

You’ll never have to match

Each time I seek another,

A half-hearted, brief disguise,

It’s only you I’m wanting,

No matter how I try

So here I am, pretending

I don’t need more than this,

Swallowing words I should say,

Longing for what I’ll miss

I let him inside me,

Hoping he might stay true,

But he drifts in my silence,

And I stay bound to you