Promise of a Lie

Promises are just lies in disguise.

Step outside your body.
Take a good look around.
Do you see it? It's in his eyes.
That doubt that even he doesn't trust those butterflies
fluttering from his lips.

Of course you don't.
You're bespelled.
The thought of someone
actually taking the time to care is consuming.

STOP!

Screaming words in your ear,
but you brush me away like some pestering fly.

I know what will happen.
We've been through this too many times to miss it.
You'll fall into his arms,
be so caught up in the sense of compassion
that you'll completely miss the skepticism in his voice.

He'll hold onto you until he's satisfied he's taken every bit..

Then lets your soul
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[I could never forget you. You're unforgettable.]

Holding those words in a death grip next to your heart.
Hoping that this time it'll be different.

Think again...

Lying limp on the tiles of the bathroom floor. So familiar.
Steam is making your vision misty.
Tired. Too tired to cry anymore, too tired to even breathe, with that thump in your chest harassing you.

Thump-thump.

.
.

Thump-thump.

I bet you wish it'd stop.

His words cut through your head,
making you forget your heart for a moment.
You see the lies now.
They were so clear,
how had you not noticed them before?
Your eyelids slam shut without your permission.
Breaths come f e w a t a t i m e.

Realization.

The unforgettable had been forgotten.