Savoringly whipped to vengeance

Riddled lapse of angst

The sound of bordered rasps, my coquette

I hover just above, the melting Helio sun

Desperate pique of the war

In friends, in lovers, in moms,

Harboring lust to mildew

The crack of thunder, a strike of light

Savoring arrival to murderous regret

Hear, of a cold Autumn night

Wrapped in sleeves of clovers

Has my luck run out?

Ill-fated doom, unforgiving god

The unloaded dreams of my

Future, one so painfully bright

I can reach out to touch but alas,

The war has just begun

In ankles, in arms, in fellows

To prove one’s right, the blood must flow

An anchor womb, the dark vivarium of the soul

Deep, hollow Sirens keep me waking

In the middle of the night

The fight must go on!

Or else, what do I have to live?

A war has only so much to give

Ceaseless fire-strung pain

Or else, a love awaits

To refute my dreams, I must

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