Leighann Summers
People always told me
“If you play with fire you’re going to get burned.”
But I guess maybe that’s something I never truly learned
I didn’t obey
You see
How can something so beautiful
So playful, So mesmerizing
Possibly intend to hurt me?
When I got older people always warned me of another kind of flame
They said “If you stay with him, all you’ll receive is pain.”
But I suppose that’s not something I ever really heard
I didn’t listen
You see How can someone so wonderful
So graceful, So tantalizing
Possibly intend to wound me?
Looking back now perhaps I would scold me for reaching out to the flickering sparks
They said
“If you come away with us, you may be led astray”
But perhaps that’s not something my heart duly preferred
I did it anyways
You see
How can something so innocent
So stupefying, So pure
Possibly intend to misuse me?
People always told me
“If you play with fire you’re going to get burned.”
But I guess maybe that’s something I never truly learned
I should have obeyed
You see
Turns out something so mesmerizing
So tantalizing, So stupefying
Is always looking for some way to seduce me.