let it in

let it sink its dirty nails in
and infect you quickly
or slow

it'll be the smile
that strolls your eyes
when the coffee is cold
and you don't care
(coffee can't wake you)

let it unfold you
iron your creases
curl you at the edges

you'll put on that shirt
you always hated
because today
it's ugly purple
appeals

there's nothing more comforting
than a guarantee
of a heart's devotion
as it reaches a beat faster
when you pursue that thought

take a walk in the piss warm rain
still in the morning shorts
hardly even noticing
you are swimming on your feet

fuck your favourite songs
and their hooks
fuck your favourite books
about times you'll never see
fuck drugs and whiskey
and wobbling through the earth

it all means nothing
without it

let love open you
like a spring's blossom
in the first wash of Sun

even if you burn
or dry out
or it eats you from the inside

let it in
at least for a minute