Lullaby me cuddle dry me
Soak up my tears
With hands that have sponged
Every cut
Every bruise
Every fall.
Lullaby me cuddle dry me
Kiss my cheeks rosy
So they’ll know no thorns.
Kiss petals on my eyes
So all visions bloom
Kiss sap into my ears
To honey all I hear.
Lullaby me cuddle dry me
Play with my toes
Toes that will dance with your smiles
Toe that will flee from your frowns
Toes that will
Run to you
Run to you
Run to you
Every time you call.
Lullaby me cuddle dry me
Blow raspberries on my belly
Because our laughs
Suck darkness from night
Make colour from dry palettes
Find music where sounds have died.
Lullaby me cuddle dry me
Lace your fingers into mine
Weave your history into my hopes
Swaddle me in applause
And buffer me from boos.
Lullaby me cuddle dry me
Breathe a breathe we breathe together
Until our scents
Tingle on our tastebuds
Mingle in our lungs
Linger in our thoughts.
Lullaby me cuddle dry me
Squeeze all the water out of me
When tears fill me up
And make my eyes swim.
Lullaby me cuddle dry me
Place your hands on my head
Place your lips on my cheeks
Place your heart in my heart.
By Joseph Coelho
