Et je mentis.

I grab life by the blazing white jawls.
You burn
I suffer
Et je mentis.

I hold the flowers and snap the petals through my angry thumbs.
You ingulge
I bear
Et je mentis.

We promise never again, not to tell the soul that secret.
You yell.
I choke.
Et je mentis.

You kiss.
I strum.
You live.
And I lie.

Je respire
Et je mentis.