Always Down

i'm peeling
at the edges
i watch
as my flakes spin and swirl
past your face

always down
will they hit the ground
always down
will i hurt when it happens?

maybe you'll pick me up
and i'll feel your fingers
all over me
again

smear me
across your skin
let my heartbeat play upon your lips
a lullaby

let me linger
on your tongue
let our bodies breathe as one
there's nobody here
just the two of us

and if you'll keep me
in your arms
nothing that hits us can take us down
there's nobody near
just the two of us

even when you step out
against the wind
and watch
as it catches me
and peels me away
on those flaying edges

always down
will i hit the ground
always down
will it hurt when it happens?