Darkest of Confessions

Darkest of Confessions Voices in my head Dancing abreast with the abstract Shattered glasses and shattered dreams History repeats many a lovers’ defeat I demand a duel With my heart I welcome the sword that shall draw first blood Ending the torment of duel nationalities Kissing lovers and slaying love The ménage a trois of all duels The sword, the heart, the opera of nothings Graveyards hold the court, from dusk to dark Lovers return Some are loved Some are slayed Regrets in my diary of misery Hold me true I shall sing of you In my darkest confessions As my sword pieces your heart You can bleed in tranquility With your last breath It’s I Mademoiselle de Maupin That laid you to eternal rest Julie d'Aubigny 1670Aprox–1707, better known as Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin, was a 17th-century swordswoman and opera singer. Her tumultuous career and flamboyant life were the subject of gossip and colourful stories in her own time, and inspired numerous portrayals afterwards