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Blood Ties (Part 3): Death (Final)
And so it ends like this
Not with a whimper
And not with a bang.
A century of terror silenced
By the wood that sprouts from my chest
I watch you move around me
My eyes filled with terror and rage
And if I could smile I would.
Irony has not forsaken me
And no doubt that
From beyond her uneasy grave,
She is smiling too
Was it too much for you?
My poisoned love?
D...
Monday 15th March 2010 9:31 pm
Blood Ties (Part 2): Communion
Hold out your arm, sweetness
Run your blade across the wrist
And press it to my lips.
Let me taste as the life flows out of you
Let me know you like no other.
Let me take my dark communion
And taste your holiness in my mouth
Let me soar in perfect rapture
Through the blood red skies of your mind
Let me drink from you deeply
And let me experience you completely
Everythi...
Saturday 13th March 2010 10:56 pm
Blood Ties (Part 1): Death in the Fog
Like the catarac wasted eyes of an old man
I walk the night alone and fearless
the frozen air clings to me like a dead lover
I am not a candidate for crime.
Those who roam these streets after dark
Know better than to steal from me
I am notorious, feared. A creature of the night.
So when I see you birthed from the haze
A smal...
Saturday 27th February 2010 9:51 pm
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