She

Oh she.

She steals your gaze away from me

You think you take advantage, she

Deceives

And leaves

You a mess of a man

You bleed

And everything you touch

Turns color with stain

Not a day

Goes by that you are free

You are a slave to her greed

All that is lovely, her ugliness thieves

Though her skin is airbrushed for you

And her hair is silky and smooth

And her eyes invite

Your body and mind

It’s lies.

She is a lie.

A beautiful lie.

She’s a trap to ensnare you

Your devotion and consequently

Your investment

Oh that you could see the desperate ruin

She trails behind wherever she is welcomed

No one escapes undamaged

Un-ravaged

You couldn’t fathom the reaches of pain

That you cause

If you’d pause

Maybe then

But my friend

You are blind

Shortsighted and weak

Try to prove yourself strong

But you’re foolish and wrong

Wisdom knew all along

But you never listen

To voices of reason

Or insight

But pleasure

Rules over your life

Every aspect it plagues

Dissatisfied

‘Cause it’s wind that you chase

She is beauty she’s stunning

Her welcome is warm

She’s too simple to argue

Too convenient to ignore

But what she’ll never tell you

Is she’s strip you down bare

She’ll tear up your family

Your children, your wife

She will rip through your finances

Your heart, soul, and life

When you think you’ve escaped her

And her constant barrage

That torments your mind

Until nothing’s enough

When the woman who holds you

Cannot excite your love

And the children who trust you

Have to wade through the mud

Of the mess that you’ve left them in

Or even worse still

Follow in your dark footsteps

And into her will

Or grow to become that same object you lust for

Men, women are hurting

And children are lost

And you are a sorry and sad helpless lot

Once you let her control

Everything that you’ve got

Her addiction is real and it’s strong and it’s not

Going to satisfy

No, she teases…she plays

She takes your hand gently and leads you astray

She throws herself at you

She tempts and she taunts

She whispers, she messages

Texts and she knocks

She’ll knock you right down

Till your naked and broken

Till you’ve traded it all

For her pixels and your skin

She really does nothing

But sit there and wait

Wait for you to fall

In her arms

To this fate

Of fatal addiction

That will rob all your pride

And all your respect

Your position

As a man

And become a weak shell of a life

That could have been worth someone’s devotion

And I’ve

Seen it over and over and over again

Wake up, sleepy nation

To the pit you are in

Because she will devour

Your flesh and your soul

Run from her whispers

Break loose from her hold

Give your breath and your blood to escape her embrace

Stand up

Stand apart from the crowds and their chase

Their pursuit of her lies

Know the truth

And be wise

You can live your life chasing her

Or live your life

Alive

Not just breathing and present

But living life free

From the bitter entanglement

And destruction of

She