revenge?

once in my oasis, now drawn,

thrusted almost,

into unsteady ground

though not where, I know who’s here:

with skin of teakwood and ash

lips larger than life

but with those scars, I knew it was you:

you that gave me false love

you that broke me in two

you that stole my innocence without a second thought

for the first time, I’m seeing you in

a state of innocence, your life

hanging in the balance of life and death

I stalk the drapes of your bedroom,

hushed as a starved rat, seizing every inch

of what can end all of you in an instant

but without a second thought,

I let you live, causing a distraction

leading the reaper to another target

why you ask? not for anyone but you

I wanted you to feel what I felt:

out of control, fearful, innocent

and never have that back

not just feel it, but live it, like I did