I am the raven perched high on the branch
of a wintry tree grown in the middle of the sky
you see me here, my frosty gaze upon you
yet I startle you with my melancholy cry
the moon dances in a black beady raven eye
as I swoop to peck your shoulder
walking through my haunted woods boldly
didn't you notice your breath was getting colder?
the raven transforms into a maiden dressed in black
with pale blue lips, frigid skin and icy eyes
I draw close to you until our faces are all but met
and whisper in your ear the amaranthine lullaby

At your breath,
Every sound in the world stops.
At your beauty,
Everyone's jaw drops.
I caught your eye
For a moment or two.
You caught my heart
Of course, as you do.
Why do I torture myself,
And think of your face,
When you left me here?
I could've given you space.
But alas, I know
I was never good enough.
I could capture you glance.
That, alone, was tough.
I would never have anymore.
This, from day one, I knew.
Yet, I'll always have the memories
of how much I loved you.

How long will I weep bitter tears at the side of empty caskets?
Until I fall in one of my own to bed in a sleepless sleep.
And on the day that you find my empty eyes crying no more,
Who is it then that will have to weep?
Because as I stand now, you do not see that I am dying.
As I stand now, to you , I may as well already be dead.
You see the hollow in my smiles and you ignore it.
I fear I will lie alone when I lie in my eternal bed.
So take my body and feed it to an unquenchable flame
To signify all of the times you wished I would burn in hell.
Spread my ashes over the deepest ocean trenches,
When I sink, I know you will find bliss in my farewell.
Oh, how I have loved you all of these years, so blindly.
The secrets I've shared, the vulnerabilities I've bared
I thought you were the one person who would never hurt me
Indeed, I was youthfully naive and violently scared.
In my last moments, please, pull your dagger from my back
restore, at least partially, any dignity I have that may remain
Even now that I die, I cannot hate you entirely.
Part of me wishes to blame this on your need to inflict pain.