Tables

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-Tables-

A smirk dances greedily on your lips,

your eyes shine darkly

'cause you know just what you did

I hastily glance down at my nails,

not daring to glance up once,

knowing in my heart I've turned a ghastly pale

The simple syllables spoken

should have taken their toll

making a grown man fall down 

on his knees, broken

Yet here I stay,

wordlessly putting them on an 

endless replay

Finally I find your eyes,

the emotion of a spineless coward 

steadily being replaced by pride

This is not a game you 

were meant to play, darling, 

so I suggest you carefully select 

your next move

You falter,

You stumble, 

I laugh with a pompous grumble

Oh my, my, how the tables have turned 

maybe you'l have enough sense

to one day learn

Still, that will not save you now,

you are nothing but confused,

wondering how

As I walk away, I give one last wave,

hoping to never be around

to stomp on your lonely grave

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