Borderline -

Greater than you think

The divide between

What you want and what you need

Force the two to meet

And see what they breed

A ruinous union

You may believe it’s good enough

Without being reminded of the love you may have lost

But holding out for brighter sheen

The list of possibilities recedes and shrinks to one

Call me in your sleep

Swallow the secrets you keep

Know the end is a breath away

Pull me from the brink

From the edge of the dream

Where I’ve lingered too late

You may believe it’s good enough

Without being reminded of the cost of breaking oaths

But I cannot deny the plea

My body makes imploring me to stop and give it up

Seeping into the bone

Maiden, mother, and crone

Better leave it alone

Let her live in the song

You may believe it’s good enough

Without being reminded of the blood we’ve given up

Take my life.

I’m breaking down, the soul decays

All reason is obliterated, pray the Furies come