Love Letter 
to
Tom Waits

You rained on me when I was dry.
Laid by me in the grave 
and held me loosely 
when I was boxed and buried.
Drank with me 
when I was lonely 
and wet and cold.
Laughed with me 
and told me dirty jokes 
when I was silly and in love.
Stared me in the eyes 
when I was afraid 
I was invisible.
Wailed at me to come back, 
that you'd been there too.
Growled at me 
and rattled the chains 
when I needed to be reminded 
to pull
my own tail.
Kissed me in my sleep 
and dropped confetti in my hair, 
I didn't find it
until the next morning.