Your skin was cinnamon The trail of your dress at the summer's end I never believed in much of anything Till then till then Bring the moon with you I heard you summon it Treasures opened and we both plundered it The heave and throw of your raven hair And your breath it was everywhere Stay a while stay a while This thing is so fragile Waiting for a train that I've long since missed
Waiting for a rain to come and drench Dry and brittle fields where I work and pray White knuckle clenched jaw dry mouth for the sting to go away Could be what you read the chapter and the verse A sad old pa**ing or a bright new birth You know how various combinations work That old wound that you thought no longer hurt Stay a while stay a while This thing feels so fragile