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Shotgun Lover

Wind me up like only you can

Fire the cannon, start the marching band

Tell me backwards, from the start,

All the ways you're gonna break my heart

Bail me out of your twisted truths 

Because the more you play, dear, the more you lose

Whisper harshly all the things you see

The reasons we clash so imperfectly 

You'll build the fire, you'll load the gun

But wont be there when the task is done

And it took too long for me to discover 

The way you tick

You're my shotgun lover

Kiss the lips that made you cry

Count the teardrops in my eyes

Write the story, back to front

Plan for scars and marks and burns

Write red letters on the wall

I crashed the car and you let me fall

Come dashing down this path before

But yet i'm running back for more

You'll build the fire, you'll load the gun

But wont be there when the task is done

And it took too long for me to discover 

The way you tick

You're my shotgun lover

Author's Note

For the boy who taught me what toxic love looks like.
We were never going to work out and that is ok. I'm glad we laid our guns to rest.

Reviews

[Leon C]

Some love is doomed to failure. We are often attracted to the wrong people like moths to the flame.

A wonderful description of this kind of love and the after shocks when it all goes wrong.

I like the formatting and layout.

Good job!