Changeling

Dancing with the darkness
Accursed creature of the night
Wearing a mask of humanity
To hide that twisted trickery
Then playing demon music
Pipes wail a beauty's curse
Stealing life and children
From our loving tender kin
Twisted vile changing
Go back to darkened dreaming
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Breidenthal Avatar
July 2, 2011 at 8:24 PM
Ooooh evil you! Awing poem and this is one of my favorite of them all! Thanks for sharing on PoetrySoup -David (:
Morris Avatar
December 20, 2011 at 9:00 PM
Thanks so much and I just love the darker lore... As well as Poe... Which makes for some darker poetry.
Zzzzz Avatar
April 25, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Dark, but interesting!
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April 22, 2011 at 9:17 AM
Nice! Nice ! Christie, a bit evil but I sure like this poem... my kind of twist.. enjoyed... take care ..p.d.
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