Abstain

Tell me a story and I'll cut off my ears

As for much you say is not as it appears

Stories you lay out change, twist and unfold

You've given into advice from others so bold

Whisper you love me and see me break

For those words for you are a later mistake

Recant what you've said to me so sweetly

For you'll leave without warning, discreetly

Dissenting comments about others in your life

Yet quiet about me as a guise to avoid strife

Now blame takes form in sordid turn

Letters unwritten now surely fated to burn

Scales out of balance yet ignored for spite

Words and actions of mine now labeled as sleight

Spin a yarn about trying again when closer

Yet tales still regale me much more the poser

So I unwind and mull my own intentions of past year

After all I've felt and done without shedding tear

Reviews

[Alex Ryder]

Yet again you finish with a bang. Your last line wraps everything up nicely, as well as showing a certain defiance. Excellent job.

[Wynter Ignatius]

Oddly enough, the break-up that sparked this brought this out and I've moved on. Thanks for the review Alex.