They don’t need to know

I admired your purity

Your innocence

I never had any, even as a boy

I know how it sounds, but my feelings for you were pure

Well, I failed

You finally started paying attention

To the things I’ve done to you

You were going to abandon me

You were determined to expose me

You know I can’t go to the police

In the papers they say you’re missing

Now I have to put you somewhere where you’ll never be found

Can I tell you a secret?

Nothing but a passing thought

And I am not trying to patronize you

You were The One

And for the rest of my days I will be lighting candles for your soul

Thinking about you and your tragedy

It was me

It was all me and I need help getting out of this shell

I have done nothing to improve myself

It is now that I know what I was missing

Your touch

Skin to skin contact

That is what I was craving

That is what I was missing

Why not that night?

Your skin is now cold and stiff

And yet, still I can’t quiet my cravings