I wait where shadows sway,
Draped in darkness the night has frayed,
A phantom dressed in raven lace,
With hungry desire beneath my gaze.
I walk through halls of whispered sin,
Where trembling hearts invite me in,
And every breath you dare to take,
Becomes another vow to break.
Your mind betrays, excitement or fear,
A fevered hymn, only we can hear.
While fingertips like winter rain
Trace soft devotion through your veins.
Do not fear my curious hands,
Or the grave within my plans,
For lovers have, since time began,
Confused destruction with romance.
Come closer now, your soul laid bare,
Let midnight tangle through your hair,
Let every moan become a prayer,
That only ****** hearts truly share.
And when your mortal light grows thin,
I’ll draw your final shiver in,
Slow as smoke and sharp as breath,
Upon your lips, the sweet kiss of death.
For I am neither cruel nor kind,
But the last desire you will find,
A dark embrace, a lover’s theft,
And after me, there is nothing left.