Was a lie so sweet on my lips and tongue,
It lingers even still,
Decadent indulgence,
Chiseling away my barriers,
Breaking down my will,
If for a moment,
To experience the ecstasy it once held,
When he held me,
Thawing a stone heart with warm whispers,
Setting it free,
Reinvigorating my soul with a love lust,
So rich and deep,
The deception in the periphery,
Seemed gentle as sheep,
But as each of these grew nearer,
Their fangs glistening,
I was confronted by the more rigid reality,
That for all the euphoria I’d attained,
There awaited at least as much misery,
And I battled them all,
one by one,
As the deceptions came,
Snarling and slashing their claws,
Leaving me battered and lame,
Till, with my last ounce of strength,
I blocked the door,
Curled up in a howling pile on the floor,
Declaring,
Between sobs,
In faint breaths,
“no more”.
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