i thought after all i'd emerged unscathed
but from under the flames
i am still hearing grey voices
and i planned on planning so far in advance

i prepared and repacked my suitcases
i kept them by the door every night for a year
in case the house should catch on
what someone threw a careless match on

i thought my shoulders would sag
bags dragging me beneath the blaze
but when the time came to go
you were the only thing i saved