24.3.23

FIREPROOF

There's no conversation
I've changed the locks
We crashed and burned
In the howling September wind
I didn't want this battle
But it's at my door

Put away your
Box of tricks
I know your next move
Before you even
Think about it
Fact is
You can't break
Something that's
Already broken

I swear
Your witchcraft
Won't work on me
This time
Staring into the distance
Wondering how
It came to this

Now it's all gone
Like dust in the wind
There won't be any roses
On my bones
You were always
Running around
Like there's no tomorrow

This runaway train
You call love
Only got halfway
We ran out of
Tracks of reality
Did you find your way back?
I buried all of my devotion
At the end of the line

It's the last call
The desperate grasp
Of the fingers
Painful goodbyes
On the 4th floor
The door slams shut
Like my shattered heart

I gave you
Everything I could
But it wasn't enough
Can't run on empty
I shouldn't 
Hold my breath 
Oil doesn't mix
With water

I tried my best
You did your worst
The endless promises
The hazy memories
Are like
Walking on flames
But now
I'm fireproof