your secret

Алекс Штейнберг
для М.

I ain't spillin' your secret,
even if they
threaten me with death,
or torture me cruelly,
or press me hard.

I'll cradle it like a newborn,
guard it like the rarest gem,
cherish it like a love letter…

I'll be like a kid,
keeping it safe
from the grown-ups.
they won't dare to pin
labels on you,
or cause you pain.

now you're in my tender,
yet strong, embrace,
and I'll keep
your secret close,
like it's mine,
'cause now it's ours
to hold onto.