perfect crime

counterfeit apologies and a hollow promise 

but i let it happen, i was your accomplice 

“it’ll get better, i’ll change, i promise” 

the way you treated me should be studied

intentions muddied

left me baited, berated, and bloodied

i believed your fault-finding and fantasy-faking 

my friends watched me fading

aiding and abetting, body aching

your every word was my decree 

never-ending war zone debris

ignored pleas, i knew no one could save me

my best friend, charming and kind

you’d turn on a dime, fooled me every time 

no one would suspect you, a perfect crime

“i promise it’s different this time.”