Lipstick red like poison Stinging as you marked your territory on my neck And as my knees became weak, my heart a bit too heavy You picked up the broken pieces, knowing they were yours to collect
Our hands danced under city lights And frequently met in secret under restaurant tables But when our fingers pried apart, the city finally fell asleep And ever so slightly, your mascara ran down your cheek
The light peeked through the windows And the sun reminded us we’d lost track of time Between the sheets, we wrote a sermon preaching that there was still love to be made And by 5AM, we knew we’d need the concealer to hide the blackened secrets under our eyes
-makeup can’t hide all of our secrets
a writing prompt given to me by the woman: "hard but fun" - write about makeup