by Nick Gisburne
She burns the letters, each poisonous note
The pledges, the vows, not one of them true
And rips out the lies from his dying throat
Unfaltering love, forever, he wrote
Deception, designed to break her in two
She burns the letters, each poisonous note
The ship of her dreams, a derelict boat
Her captain has sailed with another crew
She rips out the lies from his dying throat
Love’s paint peels away, the dark undercoat
A bouquet of bruises, in purple and blue
She burns the letters, each poisonous note
The last of her smiles, imagined, remote
He sold her this pain, but payment is due
She rips out the lies from his dying throat
His venom, his hate, her sweet antidote
Release, as he chokes, as the knife drives through
She burns the letters, each poisonous note
And rips out the lies from his dying throat
