Mrs. Pain

by Darrell Ames

Silence has a new meaning as far as you're concerned
It's cruel and demeaning and spiteful and hurting
You come across so sweet displaying your pearly whites
But they are mere shields, hiding the evil that's lurking

You say your love is true and you care for no other
While your almond-covered skin puts men in a daze
And your wavy jet-colored hair is seductive and thick
Yet these luxurious features only hide your cobra-like gaze

Is this really the honey-brown that everyone speaks of?
Someone who has fooled the masses with her wink
Can the public be so taken by someone so sinister?
That her every thought, every breath, every look doth stink

Pain is what you enjoy, it's what you inflict with ease
You deliver it so effortlessly and it takes all by surprise
So many under your spell, they initially feel blessed
Until they see for themselves, too late, in their own eyes

Misunderstood

by Darrell Ames

She first appeared like an angel, as if delivered from above
So perfect for me, so sweet, so pretty, a dream come true
I craved her smile, her laugh, her touch - her love seemed pure
The love of a lifetime I thought, I wasn't sure what to do

Playing it cautious and close to the vest seemed wise at the time
She made it clear her number was given to no other man
She didn't put herself 'out there' so she said, and I believed her
I was secure in gaining her favor, a safe and slow timetable my plan

She even went as far to ask, 'do you view me as a possible wife?'
A joyous moment for me when those words she delivered
My heart was bursting, my emotions running wild, I was happy
For she all but informed me of her intentions to become my beloved

How foolish we feel when our thoughts are consumed with what isn't
Only to find out that reality has dealt us a very different hand, bad or good
The fairytale romance, the majestic love affair that seemed so real
Was shattered when she kissed another, for I apparently misunderstood