Love is your Guise

I can't help but stand here,
I've got nothing to say.
Love is a deal maker,
A contract not worth throwing away.

It's all these little things,
That always drag me down.
I can see it in your eyes sometimes,
You wish I wasn't around.

If you say the word,
The word I wish you'd say.
I can start to consider my options,
Without you in my way.

Face to face,
You'll scream at me.
Say you're completely rational,
That you're not guilty.

With our backs turned,
I'll institute my revenge.
Of all the lies you told me,
Looking down that ledge.

You're a wretched thing,
A thing of cuts and folly.
Of bruises and madness,
Of burning trees and holly.

Love is your guise,
Poison is your caress.
A knife and a promise,
Hidden beneath your breast.

I hope to shed myself of you,
But the pain is so sweet.
I won't stop wanting you,
I just can't stand the heat.