Failsafe

she says, "wake up, it's no use pretending" I'll keep stealing, breathing her birds are leaving over autumn's ending one of us will die inside these arms eyes wide open, naked as we came one will spread our ashes around the yard she says, "if i leave before you, darling don't you waste me in the ground" I lay smiling like our sleeping children one of us will die inside these arms eyes wide open, naked as we came one will spread our ashes around the yard