Poisoned The Well
Written by vanessa collier
Whiskey lips gone sour from all the lies you tell
Your split tongue talkin’ from both sides
You play the serpentine angel but the devil’s been slitherin’ through
I knew all your speckled bluffs and your sickled tells
But I still can’t believe
You poisoned the well
Dry brush burnin’ rust dusted wick on fire
Desert’s peelin’ up to plead with the thunderclouds
Rainbow stains swirl stagnant like the twist in your wicked smile
Watchin’ from your hole you know, the water spittin’ from the spicket won’t help
Not when you’ve gone
And poisoned the well
Gnarled roots, cursed fruit of the apple tree
Sweet nectar from the tainted bees
Toxic to the core, seep into every pore
I can’t escape the wake of your jealousy run free
But I won’t wail at your feet
When you’re spillin’ venom to hide everything you lack
I’d rather let the well run dry, than give into that
The mask you wear is coiled in the corner
Crooked as the river carving out the bend
Your cottonmouth tongue flickers
Hissin’ for a drink like the serpent from Hell
But don’t you remember
Don’t you remember
Don’t you remember
You poisoned the well