You knew he'd killed.

You knew he'd been through an ordeal beyond your comprehension.

inot even sure if this is my mind anymore/i

But it wasn't like that when he drifted off during the nightly news.

iGive me security someplace nothing can touch me/i

He wasn't a killer when he talked in his sleep.

isomewhere it's dark/i

Wasn't a murderer when those dangerous hands were on you, delving dark oceans into flesh, mapping skin and scar with intrepid clever fingers.

isomeplace I can rest/i

For those few quiet instants, he was yours.

isomeone I can trust/i

He was only himself.