"Bring Me Down" belongs to Miranda Lambert. The challenge is to write one poem for each line of the song, so here is the first line, "Sweet like a kiss, sharp like a razor blade". For the future poems, I will simply write the song lyric at the top, here.
A breathy whisper
Hardly heard
But for the two
So close, so close
.
Candy-sweet
Physically beautiful
Emotionally painful
One would have to go
.
Can we save this? Can we save us?
.
Strawberry and apple
Not uncommon
But together, intoxicating
Making it so much harder
.
Pain is real, real
Like a blade on skin
Heart-pounding
Exhale
.
What more can be done? Can we give up the fight?
.
Bound by chains
Bound by fate
An endless dance
Harmful to all
.
Pulling away
Is much harder
Than either anticipated
Blood begins to fall
.
Who would have to lose? Would it really be a loss?
.
Light and dark
Sharp contrasts
But they have to wonder
Which one is which?
.
It feels like so much more
Than a simple fling
Inhale
Take a breath
.
Why is goodbye so difficult? What is it about it?
.
The fight goes on
Lies and lies and lies
For them, for each other
The truth is already known
.
Eyes don't hide
Love and hate
In equal measure
Is visible to both
.
Why are we still fighting? What are we fighting for?
.
Sweet like a kiss
Sharp like a razor blade
Tossing and turning
Mind or heart