The Burn Mark Waltz

I left a mark on the bedframe's side

A memory scorched you tried to hide

Whispers echo down the hall

My name still dances on your wall

We waltzed in flame, you wore your shame

I kissed you like a loaded game

You said my love was just pretend —

But darling, scars don't lie like friends

Chorus:

Dance slow, don't cry

It's just the way witches say goodbye

With teeth, with touch, with aching grace —

And one last burn you can't erase

Verse 2:

You tried to paint over the past

But ash and guilt, they always last

A match remembers where it sparked

Your floorboards still hum in the dark

Bridge:

I don't haunt, I simmer low

In every room you tried to grow

And when your shadow meets the light

It leans to me, every night

Final Chorus:

Dance slow, don't cry

It's just the price of our goodbye

You wore my love like Sunday best —

Now wear my waltz upon your chest