The Mind's Dagger

Stealing my purity - Jealousy. Tainting saffron sunset with putrid clouds Of unconditional hate, loathing and regret. Blanketing my heart with death’s shroud. Observing you bend, acting the siren’s part A b---h on heat, your pheromones invade the air Knowing I watch through a cursed scowl, A toss of your hair shows you don’t care. I muse on cutting, thrusting phrases Forming adjectives with calm precision To camouflage emotions from your 1,000 yard stare Ignore the suggestion in your smile of derision The icy incision cuts to my soul Surgically removes my laid back view Shifting my roller coaster moods Making my senses askew This evil that invades my thoughts A dagger pierced through my mind With visions of fantasy liaisons My actions, my words are all malign Jealousy - corrupting my innocence Excuses I form shallow and lame. So I Place the blooded dagger at your feet Transferring all of the blame