Passion
was merely a word
until
that taste
in your mouth

and

Pain
was merely a thought
until
that ache
in your heart


and

Love
was a good feeling

until
the word
goodbye

until
the thought
of leaving

and
the
unthinking
of what you've
left behind

Let us dance
to the beat
of his guitar

Let us heed
the sound
of the drum
he strums

and the bass-his voice
and the treble-his tears
and the troubled-himself

as he leaves the room
of better acoustics

for a hall
that echos nothing
but the dream
he has forgotten

you are pressed
again
on your favorite
surface

she's got
your sweat
on her skin

and your
promises
on her tongue

It's not you-
it's her
I wanna kiss
and bite
till
she bleeds

your
words
that won't
deliver

and

your
scent
that
stings
and
lingers...


they were
once mine

but there's no way
I can deny-

they taste
better
on
her

Oh, he's
just
a boy

so
take away
the innocence
and have
him
look at
what you see

so
tell him
now
everything
he'll learn
in time
and have
him
grow beyond
his years

so put him
in a mold
he's too small
to fit
or simply put,
just take away the
child in him

now you
got a Man
who knows
right
from wrong,
who knows
that
the
wages of sin
is death

but chooses
to sin
anyway

this is the song
she doesn't sing
for it says
she's better off alone
he's better off without anyone
and
anyone's better off without him


this is the song
she doesn't sing
for it says
she's never been sure
about anything
or
anyone
until he came
and
since then
she's been lying


this is the song
she doesn't sing
for it says
empty
affinity
disguised
skillfully
under the
sheets
they've been

as what
he thinks
is love

as what
she thinks

is a mistake


but more than that,

this is the song
he'll never
want to hear


but foremost,

this is the song
she writes

the string
of thoughtless
choices
ends
here
where
sparks
never fly
but simply
ignite

Flames...
Games...

the string
of thoughtless
choices
starts
here
where
hearts
never
mind
but
simply
beat

I love you to death.


This ain't a promise
but it's
still
well
worth
breaking