What Everyone Knows

How can I tell you what everyone else knows? 

I'm hard to handle, 

To say the least, 

You're nicer than I am, 

It's plain to see, 

Though I can be sweet, 

When I reach my limit, 

It's best to leave me be, 

How can I tell you what everyone else knows? 

I'm a volatile combination,

Of cigarette smoke and bad intentions,

Of sweet nothings and tender kisses,

It takes a while to discover, 

But once you do, 

There's no going back,

To the way you thought of me before,

How can I tell you what everyone else knows?

They label me,

A siren,

Drawing in the lonely sailor,

Lost at sea,

With a sweet song,

And bright eyes, 

With deadly consequences, 

How can I tell you what everyone else knows? 

I'm a mess of chaos,

With questionable morals,

And a gnarly temper,

Some even call me mean,

And cold hearted,

It's not too far off the truth,

I guess,

I don't have to tell you these things,

Because with time,

They are easy to see,

And I'm not sorry,

That you saw the better part of me,

And assumed that's all I was,

At least you know for certain now,

What everyone else knows. 

By: Alyssa