Hold My Hand

If I told you, 

To hold my hand. 

Tell me, would you?

Hold it the way, the world would know you’re not ashamed of me 

To be seen with me 

To be with me

Hold it the way oysters guard pearls

The way waves line the beach with shells

And how children seek secrets 

And stars shine through the darkness

You can hold my hand just to let it go

I won’t mind 

It’s really okay

We hold to let go

We love to grow apart

We try to fail 

We leave to come home

But if you were to hold my hand

I’d probably never let it slip

Like children believe in magic 

I’d hold on to it, with all my lost innocence