Mine

You walk like you're your own
But I feel you when you're alone
Every breath you say is free
Still tastes of something pulled from me
You smile like I'm not there
But your hands tremble on the air
You think the world forgot our flame
But I still live beneath your name
You tried to cut me from your skin
But darkness whispers where I've been
You say you're whole — but that's a lie
You're still the echo of my cry
You are mine
Not by vow, but by design
Etched beneath your fragile grace
You wear my mark you can't erase
You are mine
In every time, in every line
No matter who you run to find
You'll always bend back into mine
They touch you soft, they hold you kind
But none can own your soul like mine
They kiss your lips, but never see
The part that still belongs to me
You act like I'm a distant past
But shadows tied to you don't pass
You hear my voice in other names
You light their fire — with my flames
You think love is soft
You think you choose
But I don't ask
I refuse to lose
You're not a choice
You're my decree
I don't forget
I don't set free
You are mine
Like blood remembers time
Like flame recalls its source
Like rivers bow to force
You are mine
Through break, through ache, through wine
Through screams, through prayers, through spine
You can love, you can lie
But you'll never
Say
Goodbye
Because you
Are
Mine