He bartered for the remnants of my soul with his blue eyes and quick wit Slashed skin for a sinful grin As though my seared flesh weren't enough And his wicked tongue lapped at my inner being a kitten with milk He said he liked the cobwebs in place of my locks and offered butterfly wings for my lashes Sack of diamonds for a soul Replacing hearts with coal dust and glowing embers straight from the hell in which he belonged And I dwelt He stood agasp when I took the offer and all he held was single piece of dead, dried, flower petal~A