By J.S.
Date: 11 May 1998

I died (the ring)

you take my hands with your warm
fingertips 
and i
hold on to you
as if i were dying
and i
die
when you pull me near
when you hold me close
when i feel your heartbeat
when i feel your heartbeat
when i feel your body
against mine
and i die
when you can't feel mine.
you take my tears away with your warm
fingertips
and i
can't help but cry
and you still wipe them away
and i 
die
when tell me to calm down
when you hold me so close
when i feel your heartbeat
do you know how long it took me
to feel your heartbeat
and i now i feel it
without a chance
and i die 
when you won't feel mine.
i gave you my ring from my warm
fingertips
and you
now have no use for it
and i 
couldn't help but cry
when you showed the ring to me
and i
died
when you tried to give it back to me
or did you try?
or did you want it?
you must have wanted it
when i said, if it's over
then it's over
but if not, hold on to my heart
you still have my heart
you still have me
always
and i
died 
when i thought
you've give it back to me
the longest seconds of my life
when i thought i died
i thought i'd die
when you opened your mouth
and you kept the ring.