The devil never came out of his cave
until the angel was in his presence.
My devil never attacked the angel
until I released his leash.
I let the devil eat the angel,
My angel, oh it's dead.
His eyes so blue, his lips so red
He's dead dead dead.
His wings are frayed
his heart betrayed,
my devil to rest was laid.
Insatiable curse
You've built me a hearse.
I rue the day you were born.
I trap you in verse,
but coldness gets worse
and now I lie empty and worn.
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The turtle and hare
scorpion and frog
devil and angel
he and I
light and dark
we're similar in that
we're opposites
divided by a line
of compare.
Never in my life
have I felt so dead
if it weren't for my rising lungs
I would find a bed.