There Will Be Blood

Hmmm...

There Will Be Blood

There was fire
So much blood
St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The rose petals were absorbing the droplets
The crimson bleeding itself into tiny painful Rorschach blotches
Spilled out from our mouths

Along with the lies
   "For better if it's worse."

The Promises
    "To have and to choke."

Affirmation
    "In sickness and in stealth".

Obligation
     "For wicker or richer."

The Covenant
      "As long as we both shall live."

So long as we BOTH should live.

We stand, miles apart
In an 8 x 8 cardboard box.

Armor heavy
Eyes a a glimmer
Bloodthirsty with rage and passion.

Confused...

It was...meant to be...

Bloody I suppose.


Meant to be passionate.
We're meant to be...

Possessed by this.

Meant to be.

So I lower my sword
Loosen my grip on the shield, soften eye
Slow, toward you

And you say,
"If I say shut your eyes"

And I am already fragile
But you will make me so that I cannot stand in arms without falling at your feet

You will break me

And you say
"Bury your face in my shoulder."

You raise your sword high

The pain

"Our blood is cold and we're alone love."

You raise my chin,smear the blood across my face to hide the tears
Our eyes meet, you say

"But I'm alone with you."

Sweet surrender
I hear the blade before I see it,
Smell the blood before it seeps
We made promises that we are simply too human to keep

The vow, the covenant

"It will light our way forever."

Author's Note

All lines in quotes are from a lovely song called "No Sound But The Wind", by The Editors
I own no rights whatsoever.