First Burn by Shoba Narayan, Arianna Afsar, Julia Harriman, Lexi Lawson, Rachelle Ann Go

I saved every letter you wrote me
From the moment I saw you
I knew you were mine
You said you were mine
I thought you (1)________ mine

Do you (2)________ (3)________ Angelica said
When I told her (4)________ you'd done?
She said
"You have (5)______________ an Icarus
He has (6)__________ too close to the sun"

Don't
Take another (7)________ in my direction
I can't be trusted around you
Don't think you can talk your way
Into my arms, into my arms

I'm burning the letters you (8)__________ me
You can stand over (9)__________ if you want
I don't know who you are
I have so (10)________ to learn
I'm re-reading (11)________ letters
And watching them burn (burn)
I'm watching them burn (burn)

You (12)__________________ the (13)______________ she wrote to you
You told the (14)__________ world
How you brought this girl (15)________ our bed
In (16)________________ your name, you have ruined our lives

Heaven forbid someone whisper
"He's (17)________ of some scheme"
Your (18)__________ whispers
So you have to scream
I know about whispers
I see how you look at my sister

Don't
I'm not naive
I have seen women around you
Don't think I don't see how they (19)________ for (20)________ charms
All your charms

I'm erasing (21)____________ from the narrative
Let future historians wonder how Eliza reacted
When you broke her heart
You have thrown it all away
Stand back, watch it burn
Just (22)__________ it all burn

And when the time comes
Explain to the children
The (23)________ and embarrassment
You put their (24)____________ through
When (25)________ you learn
That they are your legacy?
We are your legacy
If you thought you were (26)________ (mine, mine, mine)

Don't

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