Born Again

Born Again
By Andy Brown

She couldn’t believe she played the game
Honestly thinking he wasn’t the same
He smiled and there weren’t teeth but fangs
Can’t contrast white and white
But to everyone else she was fine
She was born, pale skin, blonde hair, blue eyes

So one night, words lead to fists,
He said he couldn’t stand any of this
Why was he mad when he cheats?
He storms out and says “I
Don’t believe this.” But wasn’t he a different guy?
She was born, pale skin, blonde hair, blue eyes

And then one night she began to drink
To her youth and to her defeat
From a bottle with skull and crossbones.
She woke up, day two, from a pain in her side
Forced to realize there was nowhere to hide
She was born, pale skin, blonde hair, blue eyes

Things looked up since then
She had met a different guy again
Who was unlike the rest.
She figured that she would give a try
They hadn’t got anything to hide
She was born, pale skin, blonde hair, blue eyes

Another night she had long since dread
With a pre-conceived notion in her head
That he wanted more than she could give
And they fought, they laughed, they cried
They stayed safe and together that night
She was born, pale skin, blonde hair, blue eyes

She told him she had been down this road before
Two times and she couldn’t go one more
Life can be kind of cruel like that.
He looked away, then laughed and smiled
Unable to understand the pain inside
She was born, pale skin, blonde hair, blue eyes

He held her and told her it would be alright
That she could take anything from him she liked
That he was going to make it all better for her
She pushed him away and told him she denied
She wasn’t innocent despite
She was born, pale skin, blonde hair, blue eyes

She’s moved on since then
But he’s back where he began
Square one wasn’t that far.
He’s on his way home for the night
But she still has will to fight
She was born, pale skin, blonde hair, blue eyes.