midnight

if kisses could kill

i'm the boy who loved you at sixteen,
i said "i love you" the day we met.
i took you places you'd never seen,
you said "you can't possibly love me yet".

i said, "yes, i do. and i always will."
you kissed me before you knew my name.
if kisses could kill,
i died when you and her did the same.

i asked, "did i do something wrong?"
"darling, i need you to move on."
"how long?"
how long had you led me on?

i said "your kids will have the best dad."
you said "your? don't you mean our?"
but once i was had,
you left me at the eleventh hour.

you cheated, you lied,
i begged, i tried.
you argued and denied,
i bled and cried.

i vowed, "never again."
i'll never fall so hard for another man.
your loss, my gain,
no one will love you like i can.

call me bitter,
i'm sick of your games.
i deserve better,
i'll give the next boy cuter nicknames.

Karran Kumar • If Kisses Could Kill