Masked At Midnight

castle bound castle masked masked by clouds masked by snow snow holding horrors snow dancing in candlelight candlelight deepening the hollows hollows of deep sunk eyes hollows of alcoves alcoves with writhing lovers alcoves with frosted pink floors floors ripe for waltzes floors hiding trap doors doors open to dizzy guests doors to back stairs stairs to the turret stairs to the dungeon dungeon awash in the deep river's flow dungeon where boats bring up guests below below there are moans below pain meets pleasure pleasure gowned in satin pleasure in black tie tie the knots loosely tie wrists behind thighs thighs in silken hose thighs open wide wide eyed maidens shiver wide worldly men gather gather to watch the Mistress rise gather them up up, up the stairs up to the minions who wait wait as the snow blows through wait as tangos blare blare with the wolves howls blare, bellow, and roar roar as the dead dance roar as the timbers flame flame in the fireplace flame in the living heart hearts at the devil's ball hearts soon to beats their last last dance last kiss kiss at midnight midnight feeding feeding midnight