Two Steps Closer to Hell

Have you crept off into the darkness,

Have you hidden yourself in your spell,

Is your world the world of starkness,

Are you two steps closer to hell?

I felt you throw off the purple quilt

As the night came down as mist,

And take the stairs in a rush, full tilt

As you called out, ‘Please desist!’

Your legs had flashed on the stairwell,

Your thighs stark white in the hall,

When only minutes before I’d had

You pressed tight up by the wall.

I sipped and bit at your lower lip

As I raised your face for a kiss,

But pressed up tight by the hallway light

I could see your eyes resist.

Your spell is the essence of madness,

I find myself at your feet,

Is love this impossible sadness

Like a gourmet meal, replete,

I watch you dance when the Moon is yolk

And your mantle twirls and flares,

At night, in front of the gentle folk

You delight in their naked stares.

You never like to be seen by day

The light of the sun is harsh,

You’re more content to be naked by

The dwindling light of the stars,

I don’t know whether you’ll come to me

It’s much too early to tell,

I asked you once, and you said you’d be

Just two steps closer to hell.

David Lewis Paget

Reviews

[Barbz]

Oh, the agonizing frenzy you portray in this quest for the burning hell of love. So different, so good, so compelling...I wanted more! We often think of love as this glorious state of being, when in fact, it often is "this impossible sadness", or so appropriately titled "Two Steps Closer To Hell". Your pen is faithful and dependable.....it never fails us! Thank you DLP....Barbz

[Einstein Noodle]

"..when the Moon is yolk" oooooooooooh ..wish i'd said that! :) the tempter takes any form that works ..to draw us 2 steps closer to hell .... damn a man's weaknesses eh!? truth be told your temptress has given fair enough warning "Two Steps Closer to Hell"

E.

[M. L. F.]

Oh my... How I like this one... I love the dance between men and women, it is absolutely the best part. You captured this quite well here. Great poem, again..