The Man Who Killed: A Short Story

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I don’t know what happened to us
We use to be so good
You killed me, but I knew you would
You killed us, like I knew you would
Said every line in the book, but I still feel misunderstood

The way you’re acting is different now; I couldn't pick you out a crowd
Stranger get away from me
Stop smiling at my pain
You see I don’t understand a gentleman like yourself
One to sit there and try to make another suffer with such great pain
And now you’re pillow talk is suffocating me
Get back baby, let me breathe
Don’t drag it on, you’re going to graze your knees
You're going to taint all of our memories

You see I couldn’t get past the underestimated things that you did
You lead me right to my grave.
Turned around then you spit on it
Thinking

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