Silence.

if I tell you I love you
will you believe me?

if I tell you I won't hurt you
will you believe me?

if I tell you I won't leave you
will you believe me?

If I were you
I would not believe me

Promises, I believe them not
Promises, so precious yet fragile
Promises, they will break

Words
smooth like silk
dying in meaning

if this were the case
I would appreciate
a gift of comfortable silence, shared
between you and me.

after all,
you are here with me,
your hands warm on mine.