7 seconds & I’ll say my name
I’ll tell you where I’m from and my favorite deadly sins.
7 seconds & you’ll probably forget.
You’ll fiddle with your drink and nod like you’ve known everything since always.
7 seconds & you’ll be gone and the world will bleed fire.
I’ll memorize the shapes and names of all your burn marks and brand myself in your image.
7 seconds & you’ll forgive me for all the ways that I’ve hurt you.
I’ll let my heavy eyelids drop and somehow mumble the things that I couldn’t say awake.
7 seconds is all we need.