Open Your Heart

Smoke-colored l.a. sky. hand covers up your sleepless
eyes. as morning creeps in.
passed out there on my couch.
wearing the face of down and out.
my long lost friend. three cups of coffee and yo
Be on your way. until this time tomorrow you come crawling.
back again. open your heart to me.
think of my shoulder as sanctuary.
open your soul to me. I'll try to unravel your tangled
up dreams. and the only thing that matters is your
heart stays open for me. I always pictured you.
as clear minded but confused with wounds.
no one could see. you always made the friends.
that never stuck with you until the end.
except for me. and the only difference I hear is your
alibi. and the only thing in common is the reason.
you're still here. open your heart to me.
think of my shoulder as sanctuary.
open your soul to me. I'll try to unravel your tangled
up dreams. and the only thing that matters is your
heart stays open for me. I can feel your loneliness. I feel your pain.