more than make believe.

[silent_tears17]

write me off
like hard lies and cold burns.
scarring your insides
like a bad dream.
and wait to fall asleep
in this narcoleptic state of mind.
try to fall back into convention
and erase my taste from your lips.
drink it down
and try to cover it up.
lush and foolish mistakes
promising nothing
but a bleak and broken,
misused heart.
sure, if that's the way you want it.
swallow these worthless dreams
like they're going out of style.
walk with such eloquence
and assurance
that no one else
could ever quite measure up
to this standard you've defined
of heavyhearted days
hearts on ripped sleeves
and careless nights
reckless yet familiar.
throwing out words
like please and i promise.
but casting off lies
like i love you.