My Instructions

Don’t
Lie and tell me you love me
Wallow in your own self-righteous pity
And attempt to suck me in and suffocate all we had


Breathe
And fill yourself with arrogance
And cry until you’re drained again
I won’t be the one to help lift you up
I’ll be the one just walking away


Until
Such time as I think you fitting
I’ll leave you to your own hellish demons
Sinking so slowly an inch at a time
Till you’re all but a memory


I
Am not going to sacrifice my soul
Burn what bridges you think you must
Tear down walls and knock the doors over
But don’t expect me to hand you the key


Tell
Me what it is that you hope to accomplish
In rage don’t you dare point the finger
Blaming your issues on bottles and pictures
When the cause is written on your face

~Keith Loines~