Beauty And The Beast

beauty is my cruelty, beauty is my beast
I awaken it from slumber and upon me it feasts
staring wide, hypnotized by nothing
relate to something
now please relate I need my share
that flickering lamp in the dark
attracting the moths from my inner sanctum
like blind ghosts haunting a fearless glow in the void
sleepless nights conjure memories buried under ice
cold and steel
paper cuts from decaying wounds
see the blood. taste the blood
6 more lines share my wrists
come care for me now
I abandon you all
dripping away my hate to unholy bliss
sacrilege. the thoughts of you send chills down my spine
you are faint
like a butterfly dying
so subtle
so meek
undying
open are your arms forever
demon of lust
god of pain
messenger of misery
that flower of white in my soul, that once abode, never bloomed again on my road to hell
but I saw you there waving with a smile
sad were your eyes, sadistic entirely
mad you are now
mad with joy
vengeful conscience has passed
and the cold rings like steel again
beauty in her cruelty
beauty in her sin
like hollow dreams and purity of love
burning in fire
untouched
make me relate
I am deaf to you now
I confess a frailty
I feel for you
like water against glass
a shade of crimson blue at dusk
magical
mystifying
carved out of a portrait
steal your mind
you might need yourself again
for now I am dead
your words I can no longer share
talk to the mirrors
this hall of eternity
yelling for answers
dive into my memories
into yours
see the blackness within
be afraid
be tormented
be purged
for beauty is my mistress, and you are my beast