touch by touch

word by word

promise by promise

took you to ruin

and shame.

 

word by word

step by step

kiss by kiss

lie by lie

you’re in Hell now.

 

memory by memory

whisper by whisper

fall by fall

brick by brick

a tomb with no doors

 

the name on carved

letter by letter

whisper by whisper

deep in stone

is not yours.

 

Daily Post Prompt: Panoply