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

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

Do you know (5)________ Angelica said
When I told her what you'd done?
She said
"You have married an Icarus
He has (6)__________ 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 burning the letters you wrote me
You can stand over there if you want
I don't know who you are
I have so much to learn
I'm re-reading (7)________ letters
And watching them burn (burn)
I'm watching (8)________ burn (burn)

You (9)__________________ the letters she wrote to you
You told the whole world
How you brought this girl into our bed
In (10)________________ (11)________ name, you (12)________ (13)____________ our lives

Heaven forbid someone whisper
"He's (14)________ of (15)________ scheme"
Your (16)__________ 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 (17)________ women around you
Don't think I don't see how they (18)________ for (19)________ charms
All your charms

I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Let future historians wonder how (20)__________ reacted
When you (21)__________ her heart
You have thrown it all away
Stand back, (22)__________ it burn
Just watch it all burn

And when the time comes
Explain to the children
The pain and embarrassment
You put (23)__________ (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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