aftertaste of your poison words: lies, lies, lies all they were

lies, lies, lies.

freshly picked lies you handed me-

wrapped in sickly sweet promises &

loving, sugary clarity; tell me, was your

intention to hurt me or control me? 'cause

after eating your bittersweet words, i

can no longer feel anything.

lies, lies, lies.

is all i can think now, when you

run across my mind. perhaps, if i

knew early on, i could've stopped you.

yes, yes, yes.

you told me,

names are a dangerous reality.

but that didn't

stop me from asking for a taste of

yours: went down easily once you

gave it to me, didn't turn toxic 'till

i began digesting everything with it.

yes, yes, yes.

savory plans painted our midnight,

stars acting like flashlights as we made

shadow puppets with our hands interlaced

& held up in the sky.

lies, lies, lies.

your words then were,

darling, we can last a lifetime.

at last, you broke my protective walls,

so damn easily. but now that it all comes

crashing down, the poison spreading so

my heart's slowly dying; yes, yes, yes

i hate you now that i, realized i once loved

you & wanted to last a lifetime.