Open Door Policy

how bad could it be to let you back in

to listen to the lies, let you ignore me

all for another night

tangled together under the moon

knowing this is all I’ll ever get

listening to you calling me by your name

your future wife, our future kids

our last name, their red hair

after we’ve spent decades exploring those cities we loved

let me pretend for just another night

and another after that

and another

until we don’t have to pretend

and we live out our fantasies

how bad could it be

to just give in

one last time