Dance With the Devil

It was a tuesday like any other

But when the night rolled in

Things got rough

I don't know exactly what happened

But i know exactly what you said

“Kat hurt her hand

Im taking her to the hospital

I won't be here when you get up

Get logan ready for school

Here's my new phone number.”

After that, you left

I didn't know it at the time

But those would be the last words you ever said to me

I woke up wednesday morning

Like any other morning

And got logan up

made sure he ate breakfast

that he brushed his teeth

And sent him on his way

While I was at school

I received a phone call

The man at the other end said he was sorry

I replied with “what for?”

A slew of curse words ensued to show his mistake

He asked if i knew what had happened to you

I said no

Not thinking what happened

Could happen

So i called the number you left

But i didn't save it

Because all it said when i called was

Disconnected

Later that day,

They told me what happened

That you locked yourself in the garage

And left

I was flooded with rage

Depression

Guilt

But then i realised

When i called your phone

And it said

“Disconnected”

It was talking about you

Because disconnected is what you were

From logan

From me

From everyone

Locked away in that room of yours with “her”

Only coming out for food, money, and god knows what else

But you won't know if god knows

Because you choose to leave with the devil instead.

The devil started you on it,

but you choose to continue it

And every time you did

God looked away

While the devil slid a sly smile

And offered to dance

So you danced with the devil

But this was a slow dance

That would last the rest of your life

He had you in his arms

Days, months and years passed

But you liked the way it fit you

You liked the way it made you feel numb

With the fire and smoke

It made you forget

But what were you trying to forget?

What were you running from?

I don't have answers to those questions

But what i do know is that you forgot about me

And you ran away from your family

So as the fire cooled and the smoke cleared

you saw your reflection

And your reflection was a shell of a man that never was

You realised what needed to be done

So as the music slowed

And the song ended

You tried to leave

But he had his grip on you

And his grip was ever tightening

On your body

On your soul

And on your mind

As He dragged you to hell

you tried to jump towards the heavens

But as you got there

God shut you out

Giving up on you long ago

As you fell back towards earth

A rope stopped your mortal body

But your soul continued to hell

Where the devil slid a sly smile

Offered his hand

And said “Let us dance”