A Dance With The Devil Can Only Leave You Dead

A Dance With The Devil Can Only Leave You Dead

A Poem by Travis Prino

This life

this love

was just a game to you

and this heart

of mine

has been broken in two

over and over again

that house

that street

it still means the same to me

and our sad

goodbye

is the knife that makes me bleed

over and over again

but this time I win


nothing can save you now

when the beat of your heart's on the ground

and when the silence comes rushing in

you're the first one breaking skin

nothing can save you now

when the demons are crawling out

and when the devil's got you by the hand

you know what's coming next


this life

this love

reminds you of what you had

and this heart

of yours

never ever hurt this bad

over and over again

that house

that street

are the reasons that you bleed

and our last

goodbye

leaves a scar from a cut too deep

over and over again

cause this time I win


nothing can save you now

when the beat of your heart's on the ground

and when the silence comes rushing in

you're the first one breaking skin

nothing can save you now

when the demons are crawling out

and when the devil's got you by the hand

you know what's coming next


this rope

your throat

equals one last good time

or this blade

your wrist

equals one last good cry

this gun

your head

equals one last red mess

or this pill

your bed

equals a chance I'll never miss

and this time I win


nothing can save you now

when the beat of your heart's on the ground

and when the silence comes rushing in

you're the first one breaking skin

nothing can save you now

when the demons are crawling out

and when the devil's got you by the hand

you know what's coming next


the end is now within sight

as the devil takes you home with him tonight.

© 2017 Travis Prino


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Travis Prino
Travis Prino

Ridgefield, CT



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