Are you hungry, little lady?<\/p>\n
Well tonight you dine on dust<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t you wish to eat it?<\/p>\n
Well you must, my dear, you must<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t try to wash it down with tears<\/p>\n
The salt stings all the more<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He pointed with a finger at the crooked mantle clock<\/p>\n
The pendulum ceased swinging<\/p>\n
The cogs succumbed to rust<\/p>\n
He pointed with a finger and the hands they pointed back<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Are you tired now, dear woman?<\/p>\n
Tonight you\u2019ll sleep in dirt<\/p>\n
If it helps to quell\u00a0your fears<\/p>\n
I can promise you won\u2019t hurt<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Are you famished, little man?<\/p>\n
Well tonight you dine on ash<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no use being fussy<\/p>\n
Come now, don\u2019t be rash<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t try to trade another\u2019s place<\/p>\n
If they go, you still go too<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He turned and made a gesture toward the setting sun<\/p>\n
The light was fading quickly<\/p>\n
There came the faintest plash<\/p>\n
He turned and made a gesture and his footprints filled with blood<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Are you exhausted now, dear sir?<\/p>\n
Tonight you\u2019ll sleep in flame<\/p>\n
If it helps you go in peace and grace<\/p>\n
Just know you all end up the same<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Pale and dark he was at once<\/p>\n
Slight, but looming too<\/p>\n
They had never seen his face<\/p>\n
Yet knew him when he came<\/p>\n
He beckoned and they dragged their feet<\/p>\n
But followed all the same<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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