Love games

I've learnt all the games of love
I've played those games of hate
I've been broken by your words
And felt my whole world quake
I’ve known the joy and ecstasy
Yeah, done all that give and take

For just one kiss,
No more than this
I’ve stopped being rogue and rake
And I don’t know why
A tear or a sigh
Can cause my earth to shake
Even when I know
That love you show
Is just put on, it’s fake

And if there is a lesson I have learned
It’s that
I've been hurt by thirsts that slaked
I've felt every sting and barb
You threw at me, and stayed
I know that love is my disease
I'd burn willingly at your stake
For just one kiss
No more than this
You'd have me on a plate.