An Aesthetic Display<\/p>\n
\u2018To share my thoughts would be deceitful,
\nWhen I may display the prowess clear,
\nEnrapture your beating heart, delightful,
\nA living image for you my dear.\u2019<\/p>\n
And with those words I chain his hand in mine,
\nLeading him into the depths of hell.
\nWooden staircase descending into my pit,
\nA secret room where our desires may swell.<\/p>\n
Beyond the basement\u2019s simple hues we head,
\nTherein, bound, the limbless living corpse resides,
\nAdrenaline driven, pained yet present on a bed,
\nDrifting on death\u2019s impending, ever flowing tides.<\/p>\n
\u2018An offering to you, a gift from my cancerous heart,
\nI had sought an outlet for the spoils of war,
\nThis spoil is a promise of more to come, a start,
\nFear of his demise sickening beyond the limbs so sore.\u2019<\/p>\n
I wheel out my trolley, an array of the artist\u2019s tools,
\nColourful by suggestion, sharp and shining silver shades,
\n\u2018It is your time, the time of death for narcissistic fools,\u2019
\nI state mockingly, hand reaches and passes the sharpened blades.<\/p>\n
\u2018For you my kindred star,
\nMy lost soul drifted so far,
\nTake off your mask, raise your head,
\nAnd show me who you truly are.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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