Submissions by Paradoz

I was a quiet explosion of blue
You were a burst of red anger
You touched me and from your fingertips bled violet
Silent, it fed my temper and soothed you
We were roiling oceans of red and blue and you couldn't dare look me in my eyes
For fear you'd despise what you saw
And I sought out every little flaw and my riptides whipped stinging sand into you
You, who could not stand the hue I turned when my violet faded
You, who persuaded me to fall into your crimson abyss
I hissed at anyone who dared near my overgrown heart, you disregarded me and ripped it...

You grew warmer as time passed by
You began to cry less and less and didn't ask me why I had done it
You threw less fits than before and I'd catch you listening to music
You trick me sometimes with your smiles; I know they're fake but I don't do anything
I listened to you sing while I stared up at the ceiling and I downed a drink
I think I remembered your face at the time
Burning rhymes into my mind with your intoxicating singing
I downed another drink, the taste lingering
I stumbled to the sink where you brushed your teeth, lyrics garbled through bubbles and...