There is a love I wish I'd never known; Its bitter taste still burning on my tongue Like steaming coffee sipped in haste. I held my air tight to my chest, but you Ripped it from my lungs with no warning, Replacing it with your breath, old cigarettes, And fumes from gasoline-soaked memories.
****, I was eighteen and had nothing left, But you lit me on fire. You took more of me Than I had to give, then left me alone To create someone new out of my ashes. Little did you know, I'd fill my cracks with gold, Forge a new heart, then let the old one melt. Babe, if love feeds on pain, devour someone else.