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

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

Do you (3)________ what Angelica said
When I (4)________ her what you'd done?
She said
"You have married an Icarus
He has flown too close to the sun"

Don't
Take another step 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 (5)______________ the letters you (6)__________ me
You can (7)__________ over there if you want
I don't know who you are
I have so much to learn
I'm re-reading your letters
And (8)________________ them (9)________ (burn)
I'm watching them burn (burn)

You (10)__________________ the letters she wrote to you
You told the whole world
How you (11)______________ this girl into our bed
In clearing your name, you (12)________ (13)____________ our lives

Heaven forbid someone whisper
"He's part of some scheme"
Your enemy whispers
So you have to scream
I know about whispers
I see how you (14)________ at my sister

Don't
I'm not naive
I have seen women around you
Don't think I don't see how (15)________ fall for your charms
All your charms

I'm (16)______________ (17)____________ (18)________ the narrative
Let future historians wonder how (19)__________ reacted
When you broke her heart
You (20)________ thrown it all away
Stand back, watch it burn
Just watch it all burn

And when the (21)________ comes
Explain to the children
The pain and embarrassment
You put (22)__________ (23)____________ through
When (24)________ you learn
That they are (25)________ legacy?
We are (26)________ legacy
If you thought you were mine (mine, mine, mine)

Don't

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