#alternating meter

[headpatslut]

Drink me like a bitter draught Drink me like you know you need me Like the last time you were bleeding And then through the pain you laughed

Eat me with disgust unmasked Pills dropped on the dirty staircase Entering a foreign headspace Answers when you hadn't asked

Darling, I'm the medication For an illness and sensation That you didn't know before

I'm the treatment for the sickness I maliciously inflicted You can't shake me anymore

Dee

[headpatslut]

Explore the path that lies before you Follow footsteps made by strangers Never mind apparent dangers And know you're safe for I adore you

You are the quarry I'm attached to Though my love feels rather wicked Make your way into the thicket Don't mind your step, I'm here to catch you

And when I have you in my maw Don't worry, I won't eat you raw I mean to savor you inside

I am no beast you can defeat But offer me a bite to eat And in exchange I'll gift my hide

Dee

[headpatslut]

Am artist I, or artisan? Still, my fervor never ceases The love I craft from porcelain Only blooms when smashed to pieces

Am I wordsmith or a jester While my tongue is firmly tied Will I let you heal or fester Like a tumor in my side

Am lover l, or amateur? Though my unskilled adoration Is much too eager to deter It is no less my vocation

Am I terrorist or martyr Before you, begging on my knees Sacrificed atop your altar Or am I too much to please?

All you need to know, of course As I burn out, smiling sadly Is that I'm terminally yours That I love you, deeply, madly

I'm a phoenix, bird of legend Not afraid of gods or men I will rise back from the ashes Just to love and die again

Dee

[headpatslut]

My silly little skeleton With marrow sweet and delicious And though there's things that can be done We're of a breed that's capricious

If you decide to change your tune Right as my patience is ending Then I might love you to the moon Not back if you're condescending

Guess we see things from the same view I could never come to claim you Unless you freely give yourself

But could I give the same in turn? For I think in and of itself, If there are sparks this time, I'll burn.

Dee