this one's the healing, i promise

pretty boys & their rotten teeth

& all pretty-minded boys do
is lie through their rotten teeth
as they kiss u with their plumped lips
& make u believe.

& i should've known better than
to believe him.

but his eyes were full of wonder
& my heart was empty of it
he spoke of unforeseen futures
& all it did was feed my hunger

& i fell for it.
the sameway one would fall in love,
i fell without ever thinking
if there was a way back up.

& if u've ever wondered
i'll tell u now,
there isn't.

& as i lay here all alone
i think about how much
easier my life would be
if i didn't.

i wish i hadn't.