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

I (1)__________ every letter you (2)__________ me
From the (3)____________ I saw you
I knew you (4)________ mine
You said you were mine
I thought you were mine

Do you know what Angelica said
When I told her (5)________ you'd done?
She said
"You have (6)______________ an Icarus
He has flown too (7)__________ to the sun"

Don't
Take another (8)________ in my direction
I can't be trusted around you
Don't (9)__________ you can (10)________ your way
Into my arms, into my arms

I'm (11)______________ the letters you wrote me
You can stand (12)________ (13)__________ if you want
I don't know who you are
I have so much to learn
I'm re-reading your letters
And watching (14)________ burn (burn)
I'm watching them burn (burn)

You published the letters she wrote to you
You (15)________ the (16)__________ world
How you brought this girl into our bed
In clearing your name, you have (17)____________ our lives

Heaven forbid someone whisper
"He's part of some scheme"
Your (18)__________ whispers
So you have to scream
I know (19)__________ whispers
I see how you look at my sister

Don't
I'm not naive
I have (20)________ women around you
Don't think I don't see how they (21)________ for your charms
All your charms

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

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

Don't

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