Teeth On The floor

You walk in

Whole room tilts sideways

Silver chain

Hanging like a promise gone bad

You laugh low

Every eye turns violent

You say my name

Like you already had

Got your hand on my shoulder

Like a dare

Like a deal

Every word getting colder

But my pulse wants to feel

I got my teeth on the floor

Tryna bite back the fever

You drag that danger around like your Sunday best

You put your mark on my neck

Writing curses in cursive

I keep on coming in close

Never learning the test

Oh you tear through my reason

Like a choir gone feral

Every warning in red

But I'm reading it green

I got my teeth on the floor

But I'm laughing

I'm bleeding

You are the worst kind of dream that I ever believed

You lean in

Breath tastes like midnights

Shameless grin

Cutting through the smoke and the sweat

You say "stay"

Like it's some commandment

I say "when?"

But my body forgets

Got your hand on my shoulder

Spin me right through the heat

Every doubt getting older

While you dance on repeat

I got my teeth on the floor

Tryna bite back the fever

You drag that danger around like your Sunday best

You put your mark on my neck

Writing curses in cursive

I keep on coming in close

Never learning the test

Oh you tear through my reason

Like a choir gone feral

Every warning in red

But I'm reading it green

I got my teeth on the floor

But I'm laughing

I'm bleeding

You say I'm free to go

But you're blocking the door

You say it's just a game

I've heard that one before