Crimson

You cut me once and it bled so much

My white dress was tainted in crimson

I just wanted to say goodbye

But your drew out the knife

So our goodbye was anything but good

All it did was cost me a lot of blood

You didn’t just break my heart

You tore my life apart

Years of marriage promised

The ring

The house

All down the drain

In the end, you chose your parents, you chose pain

Who will kiss you goodnight when they’re dead?

No one. You’ll just have this awful pounding in the back of your head.

I’ll be a thousand miles away

So when you’re 40 and alone, what will you say?

‘Millie, come back to me’

I’m so sorry,

I’ll be free.

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