if you gotta go, then go; i couldnt change that

light shining between blackout curtains
the way they fit like a puzzle piece
illuminating her silhouette
filling gaps between the curves

i could never ask for more
blue eyes like oceans
i have no words
like when the sun meets shore

as i push the hair back
falling over her face
blue eyes shimmering like diamonds
and the rising and falling of her waist

i remember the way the sheets tangled
wrapping her up in beauty
hiding it away
begging her to stay

she doesnt sleep without a night light
says she likes the stars at night
they remind her of her garden
back home where her momma is

its not hard to figure out
but it consumes her
wondering what life is about
and how we'll find our way out

shes never prayed
said the cravings never stayed
and shes gone to church before
but the feelings always delayed

it brings me back to those sunday nights
telling her i loved her
but couldnt tell her why
the sympathetic look she gave

telling me shes sorry
she couldnt stay
cause her daddy told her he loved her too
once, but she realized what it meant today

it meant giving up
and she had to go
because if it wasnt tonight
shed never know