Teen Heartbreak Cartel

Call me a thief,

Because I will steal your heart tonight.

Call me a killer,

Because without me you won't survive.

Call me an arsonist,

Because I'm rekindling the flame.

Call me a sinner,

Because I want you and I'm not ashamed.

 

We are not the heroes to your story.

We will trade your virtue for a moment of glory.

Cheap wine in a cheaper hotel.

You'll fall in love then wish you hadn't - we are the teen heartbreak cartel.

 

Call me a liar,

Because I will rewrite your every truth.

Call me a criminal,

Because I will tarnish your days of youth.

Call me an animal,

Because it is instinct in which I thrive.

Call me your drug,

Because I will make you feel alive.

 

We are not the princes of your dreams.

We will write you down as just another memory.

Cheap lines and a ticket to hell.

You'll fall apart then curse the name - of the teen heartbreak cartel.

 

Substance? Please! You're making me laugh.

You've made the trade-off, wheat for the chaff.

By the time you find out it's too late to accuse.

You're already accustomed to the quiet abuse.

Reached for an ace but pulled out a joker.

Surface perfection to mask mediocre.

It isn't our fault that you buy what we sell.

Raise your glass high, you're sweet nothings to us - the teen heartbreak cartel.

Author's Note

Aren't boys fun?

Reviews

[Allen Smuckler]

Whoa....now this is good
The style and flow of this is both unique and alive.
It pulled me in and wouldn't let go..
Rhyming wasn't good....it was excellent
Looked and felt like a song to be sung
Oh, and some truth to it too ;)
I loved this Winter Grey....everything about it, I loved
well done and well worth saving
allen

[Perfect Mistake]

Wow truly amazing. The words of this just flowed, each line with a perspective of something different. No sugar coating it in this, anywhere. Great work :3

[rjrodriguez]

yes, boys are fun. this is really good! have you ever though of making this a song? i think that would be really nice. but if no, then it is a great poem anyways

[Bats In The Belfry]

Aaaah love it...men are fun to villeinize. Its the animal in them that makes our heats go pitter patter. Then when we get our senses back that's were we women find our strength..lol...Great job very creative and well developed!

[Shy Girl]

Ha!! That is them in a nutshell..lol :) I loved how this flowed and the differences in the beated counts. It was almost like a "Listen Here You All" verse with a chorus to boot!!! I can see a room full of peeps just resighting this to memory then having it be the chant amongst them, raising voices to the pounding beat and heart of this piece. Loved it!! (I had a hard time explaining the vision in my head but I hope that I made some sense describing it) Loved this piece!!! :)

[ChaoticSoul]

Are you writing songs for Anberlin now? Because this could totally be one. I'm absolutely entranced by its melodic feel. Absolutely wonderful. I really love it all and I wouldn't change a single thing.

[Thea]

Cool...It perfectly describes a boy's personality...Well done!
:)))

[Never-Sane]

exellently written and fun to read :)

[Mary C]

nice read.

[paparapapa]

:| Yeah, I think you described them well. :)) I'd love to read a response from a girl's point of view, cause I don't get it why girls still fall for this kind of guy. :))) but I loved the poem. Playful but with substance. Great job on this one.