Love Poem: What Lies Beneath
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Written by: Brittney Coon

What Lies Beneath

Mouth full of lies
Face frozen, unreadable
Eyes black, hot coals
Outside sweet, inside pure evil

“I love you,” you whisper
Hands all over
Until morning you own me
Bound to a tawdry bed

Out of all your lies, 
“I love you” was my favorite
You were so coy
Slick like a fox

Folding me into your box
Twisting and turning
Finding my breaking point
Pushing me over the edge

Fists fly, fighting back
Sick of your head games
You’re just a well-dressed fool
You only think of yourself

Rubbing salt into my wounds
Calling me back, hands so gentle
Stop trying to get me back into your web
I’m already gone, this fly got away