i love yous
laced with hate
that leave a bittersweet taste
upon the lips of those
he's romanced and left
as they fall for the fallacy that they wish him to be
a silver tongued devil is he
warnings do him no justice
because the persona he presents does more than enough to deceive
he is nothing a warning from a parent can stave off
& he is not to be avoided
& you aren't aware until that taset lingers on your tongue
as he kisses ou so deeply that you hum
& it's done
because he comes the i love yous laced with hate
regret, remorse, and every emotion that indicates that you wish that you can take back
the day that you met
because you swore that you'd never be here
but before you knew it you've been pricked by heartbreak's deadly sting
& frozen with a cold that surpasses the deepest of all winters
& the faint remnants that linger
cause torture
& it takes all of your willpower not to call him back
but you know it makes no sense to regress
& fall back into those i love yous laced with hate
that leave that bittersweet taste of regret...
& the pain he left you dealing with
drips like venom from your lips...