from your ears
to your toes
every detail of you
holds my attention
every subtlety
demands that i listen
to your every sigh
there's a purity you own
it goes with every dress
you wear i stare
only because i
have never known
such hope
and i've never
felt so at home
perfectly composed
even when you are a mess
darlin' you know
who i am when i forget
long before
we were lovers
we were friends
your door
was as far as i would
dare to venture
and i'd drive home singing praise
standing on your tiptoes
painted autumn
like the leaves
out your window
you were reaching for
some disregarding dish
like one day
i hoped you'd reach for me
perfectly composed
even when you are a mess
darlin' i know
who you are when you forget
The Oakland singer's latest album imagines the power struggle between man and nature as a slow, steady tempest of dark folk. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 20, 2019