lured to dance with
mephistopheles tonight
diving into the dark
underbelly of the city
creeping unnoticed
on the edge of insanity
playing with the minds of fools
   so easily encaptured
because of desperation
and desire
   effortlessly buoyed
with a feathering touch
   kept afloat
with false promises
of procreation
   left wasted and spent
along the wayside
providing comical relief
for the devil and i