October, 2001
And on the pavement
My insides burn
Pregnant sun beats mercilessly
Upon your face
Take you?
Yeah, of course.
Could I ever deny you?
Scarlet, seeping into the Earth
I see you crying
Child, what is God?
And why isn’t He here with you?
Frigid obsidian blackness
Raven’s feathers of a night
Your fingers are tracing kanji on me
And your breath is my bath
You make me forget
I make you damned.
“Savior, savior”, you cry out
Feet on the pavement
I turn away
Traded toys for guns
Tools of Aries
I can’t be your God,
I can’t be your savior,
I can’t be anything.
Amaryllis, drowning in my head
I see you crying
Boy, what is Death?
And why is He holding your hand?
Chauni
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