Glass Demon
Therein he lives, in amber seas,
in suds and carbonation, curled
in silent hibernation, waiting
an evil, patient wait, for lips
and gullet set him free.
Unleashed, his promise activates,
in stealthy infiltration spreads
his bleak indoctrination, stalking
an evil, patient stalk, in veins
and nerves inebriate.
Surprise, surprise, it's me again,
with morbid fascination, violence
breeding desolation, beating
an evil, patient beat with demon
fists that feast on pain.
Herein she lies, as bruises swell,
tears bled in desperation, crying
for some sweet salvation, praying
a ragged, haggard prayer for
deliverance from his hell.
Inside she knows, has realised
that this black incarceration is
a brutalised vocation, knowing
as how he may never be
glass demon exorcised.
Copyright © Tony Bush | Year Posted 2005
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