Like Poison To My Heart

- originally written December 12, 2009 -

You come around here again
After the way things have been
You don’t know that I know now
This time I’ll take the bow

You continue your slights of hand
Writing your words in the sand
But this time around I know
That it’s all just one big show

Inside I’m laughing at it all
How could you have had the gall
How could I have believed you
It’s my fault for not seeing the clues

And for half a moment there
I wish that everything we shared
Every look and every touch
I wish it had meant as much

I wish I could make myself believe
That it wasn’t one big deceive
I wish you’d give me a reason
To excuse all traces of treason

But it’s only for half a second
Before the truth again beckons
I remember your forked tongue
And the way that my heart stung

Now the words that you speak
And your promises so weak
They’re like poison to my heart
Destroying memories from the start

How much longer will you stay
Before you realize I won’t play
You need to look into my eyes
And realize that I know your lies