You said I was sugar,

But you spit me out like wine gone sour.

Your kiss was a dagger,

Wrapped in velvet, soft devour.

You traced my spine with ice,

Then lit a match behind my eyes.

I begged for warmth, you gave me flame—

Now I can't forget your name.

I swallowed every lie you fed,

Now they bloom like thorns in my head.

Your voice still echoes in my throat—

Sweet, then bitter, like a ghost.

The bitter taste of you

Still stains my tongue like ink.

I drink the memory down,

But it burns more than I think.

You were honey laced with cyanide,

A lullaby I couldn’t hide.

Now every breath I take

Tastes like you.

You wore your guilt like perfume,

Faint but choking in the dark.

I danced inside your ruin,

Lit a match, then missed the spark.

You smiled like you were innocent,

But your shadow told the truth.

I kissed the part of you that lied—

Now I’m addicted to the proof.

I swallowed every lie you fed,

Now they bloom like thorns in my head.

Your voice still echoes in my throat—

Sweet, then bitter, like a ghost.

The bitter taste of you

Still stains my tongue like ink.

I drink the memory down,

But it burns more than I think.

You were honey laced with cyanide,

A lullaby I couldn’t hide.

Now every breath I take

Tastes like you.

I bit the fruit, I knew the cost,

You smiled like Eden wasn’t lost.

Now I’m the serpent, shedding skin—

Still craving what should do me in.

You haunt my sleep in velvet tones,

Your silence louder than my bones.

I tried to spit you out, but still—

You linger like a bitter pill.

Tongue is numb, heart is raw,

You’re the poison in my law.

I wrote your name in ash and flame,

But every letter feels the same.

You were sugar, you were sin,

You were the ache beneath my skin.

Now every breath I take

Tastes like you.

The bitter taste of you

Still stains my tongue like sin.

I scream your name in silence,

But you crawl beneath my skin.

You were sugar laced with gasoline,

A fever dream I can't unclean.

Now every breath I take

Tastes like you.