Deus ex Veritas

Large eyes closed in a smile:
Beauty as cruel as guile.
Love found in the passion of youth
And forged in the fires of truth.

Let me learn the folds of your skin
And the lines on your face.
Let me live by your side and
Become the reason why I wake.

When my eyes forget their purpose
And my mind grows dim,
May my fingers remember
Their old calluses on your skin.

If my legs grow tired from
This evanescent existence,
I know your long arms will pick me up
And carry me hence.

I know how to sin;
Teach me how to atone.
I know how to hate;
Teach me how to love.