Do not doubt

They plan to deceive you

That is the only way to survive here

The rules are being bent

And broken

Lost and forgotten

Relent

Against those who would punish you

Who would do you harm

They are not your brothers or your sisters

Nor your friends or lovers

They have unraveled the very fabric of existence

Weaving it back together with their own thread

Their own ideals

Forgetting the roots of their cause

Forging their way in ways unimaginable

Cruel are they to the plight of the fallen

Writing their message in red in the snow

Telling you to follow

Because

You have nowhere else to go

Then leaving you alone

To

Die

In the cold

It was the messy scrawl

that started it all,

whisper thin letters all harsh and red

against a backdrop

of success.

"They're just jealous,"

she swore,

"nothing to get bent out of shape over,"

but then every year,

the same, and more.

High temper, inappropriate response,

inability to relate,

and all framed in,

A+, 100, full marks.

She was proud,

but she was the only one.

Around him,

a cloud of unease, restlessness,

doubt.

And then he brought home his first friend.

She held this as undeniable proof,

waved his merits

like an unraveled flag.

But she only managed to deceive

herself.

And when that friend ran home in tears,

and stayed away,

and disappeared,

she still didn't relent.

"My boy is fine;

he's good;

he's brilliant."

He could deceive me.

Leave me bent and broken,

Lying among shattered bottles on the floor.

I couldn't hide my doubt at first,

The earlier pain and misery went hand in hand with his abuse.

Then I learned to relent.

I faked it,

Pretending that everything was okay.

Little did he know that I was coming unraveled,

smile

and

lie

smile

and

lie

Little did he know that I was coming unraveled,

Pretending that everything was okay.

I faked it,

Then I learned to relent.

The earlier pain and misery went hand in hand with his abuse.

I couldn't hide my doubt at first,

Lying among shattered bottles on the floor.

Leave me bent and broken,

He could deceive me.

Deceive me

Go ahead

Try hard hard break

Lie, lie, lie

Twist and tangle

Chains

Bent I'm

Crack your knuckle

Go ahead go

Hard, hard, hard

Iron and flames

Hammer

Doubt rules

Unsurety, hey

Say hello

Lies, truths, lies

Mutilate bend

Laugh

Relent, no

Keep going

Bend twist shape

Hammer away go

Boom boom boom

Sweet bitter

Tea

Unravel yourself

Bend me go

Wiry hands

Strong muscles break

Keep going

Bend twist shape hammer mutilate lie lie lie

Push

Twist tangle chains

Iron flames hammer

Mutilate bend laugh

Sweet bitter tea

Bend twist shape hammer mutilate lie lie lie

Live

Your smile

Covers up

The doubt

Taking over

Your brain

I can't think

When I'm

Near you

You can

Hold my heart

As smoothly as

Honey

Even though I

Sometimes relent you

I find that

You are the

Only thing that

Keeps me on Earth

You bend

My world

So it always feels

As though

Blood comes

To my head

My skin numbs

My throat tightens

I know that

You deceive me

Your lies

Are as clear

As glass

Like running water

Or fluorescent stars

I've unraveled your

Darkest secrets

I know what

You really think

Of me

You lure me into

Your trap of

Handsome

But you aren't foolproof

I can see through you