Losing A Bet

Nobody wants to see me tearing up

Or losing my temper in a taxi,

But you made me furious enough to do so.

I was suffocating,

But you didn’t even ask,

And I guess that’s what you think I deserved.

You were the best thing I could get,

At least that’s what you made me think

When loving you felt like I’ve lost some bet.

Nobody wants to hear me admitting it

Or losing my youth to you

But you made me smitten enough to do so.

I was breaking in two,

You said it was expected.

You couldn’t possibly believe I was such a fool.

So I burned my promise,

Then broke your ground

Until every tear you cried filled my chalice.

-Jackie