Acid

ACID
Getting ready for a night out
always took her hours
so he sat downstairs
watching Austin Powers.
She'd done her makeup
and styled her hair
she came downstairs
and he turned to stare.
Wow what a stunner
and she was all his
tonight he would treat her
to a bottle of fizz.
Out on the town
out for a dance
she noticed the girl
with the constant glance.
She caught her a few times
turn from her stare
what did she want
and why was she there.
Do you know that girl
she asked her man
he nodded his head
as he swigged from his can.
We used to date aged ago
she is scary and really quite nuts
when I broke it off with her
she threatened to rip out my guts.
Haven't seen her for years
they put her away
actually I saw her
just the other day.
Outside our flat
I thought it was her
I had to look twice
I just wasn't sure.

Thought it wasn't her
but now I look back
it must have been her
all dressed in black.
He started to tremble
had fear in his eyes
she was a complete nutter
and she always told lies.
He thought she was gone
never to return
took all her clothes
and had a big burn.
She had come back now
to take back her life
to remove the new woman
and become his new wife.
Began to stalk them
a few weeks before
followed them round
from door to door.
Knew their routine
tonight was the pub
a few hours later
they would be at the club.
That's where she waited
with cup in hand
it was all going well
just how she planned.
She waited for his slag
to go to the loo
to stand at the mirror
and fix her hair do.
That's when she struck
with the speed of a race
threw the cup full of acid
into her face.
She threw down the cup
and ran for the door
it started to burn
as she fell to the floor.
The nutter escaped
glad of her sin
as the fluid ran down
and took away skin.
After years of treatment
and hospital care
she regained her sight
and a bit of her hair.
Never the same
after brutal attack
keep moving on
try not to look back.
Her beauty and looks
stripped from her face
couldn't look in the mirror
to suffer disgrace.
The ex never caught
never did time
had to live with the guilt
of this awful crime.
She didn't care
she had lost her man
out with his woman
as he drank from his can....