I burn for you

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Except you’re not, cos you’re here with me in the smoky dark,
At this uncharted turn, and what comes next, we can never know
All of the things I thought I knew, were never so
Very complicated as this, which maybe goes to show
This fiery life and how we live is ever so
Tangled, yet all the love we give is a way to win
I’m grinning, love the sinner hate the sin
And yet I keep sinning; gotta make a new way
Straight away, won’t beg your forgiveness; I replay
The way that I’m feeling, and so instead I beg
Your indulgence, let’s just keep winning
For as long as the bottom don’t drop out of the world.

That’s alright because I like the way it hurts
Exquisite, because the pleasure is greater
So I’ll find the pleasure in pain, I’m the creator
And the pain is just fine, as long as the fire burns
Alright, I’ll let it shine
Let it shine high, let it twinkle my eye
Let it turn me to passion never questioning why
In the now or the then or the here or the nexts
Whatever’s between us is here til the end
And always more than just…

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Though you won’t, because I’ve made up my mind
Not to give the satisfaction, because I knew, I knew,
I knew from the offset the beginning was the end
Of the end and the end isn’t ready yet –
Or I’m not ready for it, not a bit,
And what remains here will stay I recommend
We do not squander it; ponder it
Every day I wonder it, wonder if
I’m luckier than most or
Unluckier than some
But there’s a fire in my heart
And I’m not ready to run.

That’s alright because I love the way you lie
Except when I don’t, for truth has made liars of us both,
And in reassurance, assurance, insurance in troth
Flagrance, in flagrante, so, so delicious, this delicto
Dereliction of duty; I just want your romance
But I can’t sing and can’t dance
About it so I’ll take a chance on keeping silent
Take a chance on the lies
I’ll take a chance on your kiss
And the light in your eyes.

I love the way you lie, I so very do,
Cos each untruth that’s told begets a ‘continue’
And in truth (or lies) I want that more
Than I want the world to know the truth that I’m not true,
Though I won’t mind if they do, but I’ll mind for you,
So I’ll bind my mouth and double-blind and burn it through
Whatever jeopardy I know I’m in, is doubled for you
And even if I win, there’s somewhere loss for you
So with the lie in mind I’ll stand here and wait
And burn, and lie, and burn for you.

I burn for you.

THANK YOU IVY, for the fabulous cue for Six Sentence Stories this week. I love it. I was listening to the Eminem and Rhianna song ‘Love The Way You Lie‘ (which I’ve always loved, by the way) and my imagination got hooked somewhere between the lie and the flames of the fire, and turned out into something akin to a poem, yet still in six sentences, even though each is rather ‘hardwired’ and larger than you might really allow, but I’m gonna hope you don’t mind somehow…

Honestly? Writing this turned my whole evening to poetry, and I ended up leaving snippets ALL OVER THE PLACE, which is ridiculous, but also incredibly fun. And hey, I WROTE, which is something I felt I hadn’t done for too long.