Hope is something halfway Between a feather and a jaw When he slept around me As easy as a fall I held my head just so That hope might slip in oddly My hope is hidden In the frenzy of his body Fear has come upon me cried And stiffening at night There isn't time And I'm dirtier than I would like I can lie so fear don't see me A sweater on the floor Or I can clean Like I never have been scared before I have talked of love Til it's ragged hanging loose My heart is busted From enthusiastic overuse Now love is stealthy Hiding under ribs Love laughs at me It knows exactly what it is Hope is something halfway Between a feather and a jaw When he slept around me As easy as a fall I held my head just so That hope might slip in oddly My hope is hidden In the frenzy of your body