I come from a land of drug addicts and lies
I see the scarlet letter that you think you’ve disguised
I’ve suffered every heartbreak a drunkard’s widow meets
And your tears fall shallow droplets muddied by deceit
I can’t be the one to make you whole
I won’t be the one you break
There’s been too much trauma on my soul
No room for more mistakes
The one gift you can offer me is what I want the least
Stop selling me your peddled pride
Beauty spoken by the beast
Promises mean nothing
So seldom they are kept
Vows and oaths eternal
Your slick words so adept
But if those words are what you give me
And I deem them worthy to accept
Then keep them real or set me free
I want no debts to collect
Once your words have chalked their line
And set boundaries made of stone
Then one betrayal takes from me
What I never hoped to own
Speak clear, speak true, offer only what you can
Let moments act as gospel
Instant prayers drawn in sand
I can love you if you will be
Authentic and direct
Offer nothing but the truth
No more lies I must reject
So save your pillow talk for the moment after dawn
Those promises mean nothing now that you have gone