pinky promise

you say my name like it's alway been
there on your tongue,
written in your palms
since the day you were born
and you hold my heart in your hands
like you're afraid it might crack open
under your care
but I'm not scared
because you know how to calm the storm
after 3 a.m. hurricanes
and when my eyes form oceans,
your lips drip honey
and when I lay defeated
left in one thousand shards
you pick me up off the floor
and press me back together
with a single smile
and I know
no matter what
If ever I break
you won't be the one
with blood on your hands
so says
your
pinky
promise