he told me, “honey, i’ll be yours,
just give me the right three words,
and i’ll bring you to heaven when we
fall from cloud nine.”
i remember he was beautiful that night,
all glittering eyes and
silver-lined lies. i remember,
he told me, “darling, come to heaven with me,
we’ll meet god and i’ll make
all of this worth your while.”
i remember he held my wrist,
fingers touching the place
where veins split my skin.
“let me bring you to heaven baby,”
he told me, and he wrapped me in flames,
and the devil brought me to hell.