Written for the gorgeous Mad, who is amyzing awesomesauce.
I hope you love it darling =D

You're a fool, boy
you hold your bloody knuckles
like a talisman
protecting her from you.

You've always been that boy
the one everyone is scared of
because you're
v i o l e n t
d a n g e r o u s
u n p r e d i c t a b l e.

.

Except there is nothing
unpredictable
about your behaviour

All you want to do
is protect him
from all the idiots
who might want to do him harm

& you'll break faces
if you have to.

.

That protective streak
it's holding you back
from claiming her as your own
because you're far too
d a n g e r o u s

But your d r e a m s
they're a kaleidoscope
of strawberry-blonde curls
big, blue eyes
& prettypretty words
that spill from your mouth

.

You have visions of holding her
tight in your arms
& she is shining
like starlight
just for you

You think it's just a fantasy
because she needs
to be kept away
from boys like you

You're nothing but a villain
with a fearsome temper.

Don't be so foolish
how can you be
the bad guy
when you only want
to p r o t e c t her?

.

Stop holding back
it's not going to be a disaster
don't you see
how she looks at you.

Listen to this revelation
she's not the m o d e l of innocence
she knows you too well
& she sees every little
damaged piece

It's still you she wants.

.

It doesn't m a t t e r
if you're not good with words
be the bad boy
that everyone thinks you are

Grab her in a corridor
& press hot lips to hers
feel her r e s p o n d
like the blazing inferno
she has always been.

.

Forget those bloody knuckles
you don't have to change
not for her

You've never been the villain
not in her eyes
you've a l w a y s been the hero

Who'll sweep her off her feet.