there was a young woman who swallowed a lie

There was a young lady who swallowed a lie.

Do you wonder why she swallowed the lie?

Do you think she’ll die?

There was a young lady who swallowed an act

Utterly unrelated to fact.

She swallowed the act to match the lie.

Do you wonder why she swallowed the lie?

Do you think she’ll die?

There was a young lady who swallowed a story

Despite aversion to his stolen glory.

She swallowed the story to match the act.

She swallowed the act to match the lie.

Do you wonder why she swallowed the lie?

Do you think she’ll die?

There was a young lady who allowed abuse

Til what was left of her was of little use.

She allowed the abuse so to fix the story

Which made him even more accusatory.

She pretended that the story matched the act.

She swallowed the act to match the lie.

Have you figured out why she swallowed the lie?

A wound?  A hole?  A need to try?

Do you think she’ll die?

The lie was “I love you,” the act was a lie.

And I know for a fact that she did not die.

She spent several years healing, undisturbed

(After she kicked his ass to the curb).

To love herself became her goal.

She faced her fears and found her soul.

And she—by herself—filled that spiritual hole.

While he roams the earth, still trying to steal

That which he himself cannot feel.