Never Converse With Chaos
Find peace, 6 feet under
Harsh wind tears the skin off of her soiled fingers
She's set fire to every bridge she built
And inhales the smoke that lingers
She's stroked Dawn's crimson ringlets
And grasped her blood soaked hands
As she made love to regret
And turned shame into a dance
She crawled on her hands and knees like a wounded slave
And whispers that this is how she was taught to pray
Then begs him, "Please, don't think any less of me, because you are all that matters to me now."
He pleads, "God, please set her free,"
She's writhing in circles on the floor
Screaming in hatred of an unknown origin
"She's speaking in tongues again.."
He found her digging up the flower bed
Talking to an invisible stranger about white roses
And how they've been planted beneath her fingernails
"They're so pretty, but the thorns grow from beneath my skin,
And it hurts me.."
She claims she can't feel the pain anymore, though
So it's alright, the scent of fallen petals helps her sleep at night
She swears, "I'll be fine,"
She falls on the steps of Constantinople
Running from a crying child
Despite the dirt and decay on her hands, he helps her to her feet
He says, "Come walk with me."
She remembers the last time she stained his robes
He punished her by feeding her every lie she ever told
She follows him anyway, she'll believe anything he'll say
Wrapped in his rain, she feels safe from harm
So he is burned by the stars and she is leaving bloody footprints in the sand
As they walk beneath the picture perfect galaxy, arm in arm
She vows,"That whole scene was just a dream."
There could never be a demon disguised as a priest
But she knows they think she has lost her grip on cruel reality
In time, I should tell you, this girl dwells inside of me
She and I, we still collide
She's like the catastrophic queen in my mind
We pray the memories will fade with time
But not even the most anesthetic soul forgets that kind of obsession
This story is one I call "The Possession"
Copyright © Kearra Kramer | Year Posted 2015
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