Gallows

Standing in the gallows
I wear my innocence like a shroud
But the guilt you label me with
Stings like the acid you've drenched me in.
I'm at the end of my rope
The lies you whispered to me
Are tight around my neck
In this noose you've strung me up with.
I never thought this is how it would end.
I pictured the death of me
As something easy, as something beautiful.
I had hoped it would be simple.
With no pain to be felt.
But as I step closer to the edge
Your eyes bore into mine
And I don't see that same love
I thought I had seen before.
I am the fool in the blindfold.
Just wishing to believe in the fairytale.
Look what it has brought me now.
My hands are bound by my failing confidence
All of my doubts, my fears, hold me tight here.
The ledge is my only haven,
The ledge is my only hell.
Your maniacal smile lights up your face
A smile I thought was once meant for me
Little did I know it was for the demise of me.
Take what little is left of me.
Shove me off this ledge,
And let me swing.