His words were soft and silky,
blades disguised
as velvet. Soft caresses with a steel knife underneath.
They fooled me. And they'll fool you as well.
When we talked, I was enamored. He spun tales of
glass thread, glittering and shiny but to shatter at a touch.
They spun off his tongue with the two-faced eloquence
of a snake. Betrayal concealed in venom.
and I loved it! Why, it was my sustenance-
I lived off the promised lace and the borrowed flowers,
the plastic jewels and the
I'm-working-late-but-I'll-pick-you-up-for-our-date-at-eight.
And so will you. Ah, child, the knife hurts all the more when it's you who holds the blade.
Those filthy lies will be turned on you, they will.
So if you wanted my advice-
Run while you can.
But you never wanted it anyway. So
enjoy the poison
while it's still sweet
and don't come crawling to me when it burns.
Feb 18
Feb 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM UTC
His words were soft and silky,
blades disguised
as velvet. Soft caresses with a steel knife underneath.
They fooled me. And they'll fool you as well.
When we talked, I was enamored. He spun tales of
glass thread, glittering and shiny but to shatter at a touch.
They spun off his tongue with the two-faced eloquence
of a snake. Betrayal concealed in venom.
and I loved it! Why, it was my sustenance-
I lived off the promised lace and the borrowed flowers,
the plastic jewels and the
I'm-working-late-but-I'll-pick-you-up-for-our-date-at-eight.
And so will you. Ah, child, the knife hurts all the more when it's you who holds the blade.
Those filthy lies will be turned on you, they will.
So if you wanted my advice-
Run while you can.
But you never wanted it anyway. So
enjoy the poison
while it's still sweet
and don't come crawling to me when it burns.