IG Posting: at a volume not appreciated at 3am... Fail.

[most_precious_blood]

My part played through, again rehearsed...
and I knew in my heart I couldn't fail
so that, I guess, was why I cursed
your sudden but inevitable betrayal

Ten thousand lashes on each wrist
Speak me smooth to soothe those lines
once for each sweet time we kissed
until this son no longer shines

I've been on my knees my whole damned life
lost my best friend and my wife,
There's a certain subtlety in what I now require

when you're done whispering in my ear
You'll slip the crown right off my head
and learning then just what I fear
you kiss the ring, the king is dead

and with each notch I carve into your skin
I see the line my edge must trace
This patient's wearing twice as thin
with nothing left to fill the space

I'd choked back that bile for long enough...
thought you were made of sterner stuff
but I flinched as you plunged my hands into the fire

you burn each finger to the bone
the punishment must surely fit
and I can only now atone
for all the sins I will commit

I sat beneath this cold conspiracy
and pondered what you've done with me
having little faith in what you swear will soon transpire

I'll laugh back my tears for oh so long
and more complex than any song
is the legacy of circumstances oh so dire
and understanding how it all went wrong

-TD, KBN