Her innocence leaves her undone

Unguarded, the first becomes the One

He knows deep down, it is just luck

He has to rush to gain her trust

Speaks honey-tainted nothings in her ear

Believing every word that she hears

Lets her garments fall lightly to the ground

Stealthily, he moves in without a sound

But when he speaks, he does deceive

Degree by degree, confusion takes seed

She questions if his heart is really hers

Or if those were just words

That on the verge sounded sweet

Unassuming, mild and meek

But he can't play pretend for long

Young and wild, he longs to roam

Her neighbor's garden is a feast

In love, his heart is a cheat

Deep down, this she did intuit

No action to combat it, knowing is useless

Her heart at risk, the mind is discarded

To keep him, she becomes the martyr

Lays herself down, she's deprived

No clarity, no peace, just crying eyes

That hide behind her many reasons why

While he beams because he's satisfied

Variety, he tells her, is the spice of life

Now a ghost of herself, her sacrifice

Has carved her thin, a skeleton

The mask fits perfectly over her skin

Underneath, soundly she dreams

Her waking hours, all spent asleep