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Defeat

They say time heals all wounds
I found this to be untrue 
The bruises faded
But the aching made it
Straight to my head

For you I was game
And you needed control
I stood my ground and still said no
How did I let you get too close
Just to wrap your hands around my neck 
"You liked it" you said

The pills help me sleep
But I still feel defeat 
And my skin crawls and aches
At the though of your teeth

When you smiled and 
Laughed as you held me down
I couldn't escape you
Or this town 

So I smoke away the pain 
I've mastered the straight face 
And I drown in my anxious thoughts 

You took what you wanted 
Your heart is rotted 
And I was your prey of the night 
It's dark and I'm 
Struggling to find some light

Copyright © Payton Bessette | Year Posted 2015



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Tangled Sheets

White t-shirt, sleepy green eyes
I love the way you look into mine
We've sailed rough waters, but I like storms 
I've got my life and you've got yours;
But here we sleep in the same bed
Tangled in the sheets, hearts beating out our chests
Who knows how far we'll go 
But our love is on fire and that's all I know.

Copyright © Payton Bessette | Year Posted 2015


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