Malkavian the Second
The constant assault of the silence on his senses is intense
Hands clenched in fist he wished for noise and bliss
Buddy stopped talking and drinking he begins pacing as he’s thinking
Tired from walking he knells before the bird and begs him to start talking
Every emotion emerges inside him as a whisper in his ear
Tears stream down his eyes, as he cries, victim of his own lies
The screaming wasn’t the problem only a symptom
He hugs his knees, bites his lip, bleeds, and tries to listen
The burnt and hallow hospital once his prison is now his home
Where he wrestles with his inner demons trying to grasp his own emotions
Guilt over his crime haunts his mind all of the time
He dreams of his love Nancy burnt and covered in blood
She deserved no less than pure happiness instead she is dead
He bends downs, kissing buddy on the forehead, crying
Dying for the company of his only friend and companion
He begs god for forgiveness for the sins that he can’t amend
Blood slips then drips off his bit and split lip into the cup from which buddy sips
Buddy’s head begins to bob, he sobs as buddy’s black beak bares a glob of blood
He thinks, as buddy drinks, that the blood is the key to his friend being freed
The bird absorbs the blood then stops bobbing, he begins thinking and plotting
His brain decreed a dream where people scream and bleed unheeded by the need to feed them
He strains his brain as he schemes of means to bring his dream from fantasy to reality
He felt like a little boy, full of pride and joy, from finding a new toy
His mind frothed with frenzy as he indulged every fancy, except thoughts of forgotten nurse Nancy
There is a drug called lysergic acid diethylamide, or simply just acid
A large enough dose introduced into the system can make the brain rancid
Though he doesn’t have a P.H.D. or even an internet bought certificate
He learned enough from books and his doctors, he’s positive he can make it
An old abandoned building untouched by the fire is perfect for his laboratory
It has everything he will need, drugs and all, even has a lavatory
Soon buddy would have more blood then he could ever think to drink
Soon he would hear the screams that would bring him back from the brink
All the preparations were complete in time for the Fourth of July commemoration
When most the city will gather on the waterfront for its yearly celebration
He was the first to arrive in the morning dressed in his finest Sunday suit
Purple pants and shirt with silver lining with a black ten gallon hat to boot
He took a moment to savor the silence before setting up his special stand
He watched the people mingle and patiently waited to unleash his plan
When the day reached the hottest he started to hand out toys to the kids
Super soakers filled with acid, with a reward promised to whoever gets the most hits
Wave after wave, the children came to get a squirt gun and chase the reward
Wave after wave, the children spread the seed of his madness into the herd
It took less than hour for every single person to get implanted
Then he watched and waited for his wish to be granted
Then the worst thing that could happen, happened, nothing, nothing at all
As it became nightfall he crawled into a ball and began to bawl
From frustration to fear his emotions took him to unfathomable despair
Then somewhere above the clamor of the festivities, a scream filled the air
Chaos, pure unadulterated chaos, spread through the crowd like wild fire
They committed every act of sin and deplorable indecency their hearts desired
He walked amongst them, untouched, as their leader…..nay their god
He searched through their twisted minds, enhancing every flaw
Thousands upon thousands, screamed as they bled
Thousands upon thousands, gone mad and then dead
Through all the insanity he saw a redheaded angel left untouched
He knew in that exact instant that he loved her so very much
He walked up to her, bowed, and then tipped his hat
Brushing her cheek, with a whisper, he renamed her Nancy
He pulled out a chair and sat, setting her down on his lap
He indulged in the flattery of her beauty, the beauty of Nancy
He caressed her ever so gently, and kissed her gently more
He lost himself in the sensation of her skin, the sensation of Nancy
Unable to be contained anymore, he gutted her and threw her corpse on the floor
He wanted to see how the inside worked while he made love, made love to his Nancy
With his lust sedated, and his love soon to be cremated, he pulled buddy from his pocket
He set the bird in a puddle of blood, watching him bob as he quenched his thirst
The few survivors left started to chant and incantation he can’t ever remember hearing of
But he joined them, singing louder and louder, letting his voice rise above
Once again Nancy burned for him while buddy swelled with blood until he burst
The wood splintered and shattered, showing a growing and beating heart
And all the blood for miles around came rushing in like a rabid river
It wrapped around the heart and took form, hell rejoice, Malkav is reborn
Copyright © Nathan D. | Year Posted 2015
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