• 'angels,' you whispered,
    breath crystallizing on this
    cold, midwinter night.
    you smiled, with
    a gleam of wonder in your eyes.

    my darling queen, with
    thorns in her hair.
    yellow viper eyes; please,
    don't ruin my enchantment.

    this illusion you've left me,
    like a security blanket,
    for a frightened child.

    steal me away from the dark,
    show me the light you've
    so carefully hidden away,
    in the memories of
    your troubled past.

    the only part that is true;
    is the one that i'm dreaming
    of - which is you.

    i was your romeo, you were my juliet.
    both with the same ending, but love,
    our life isn't some parody.

    your eyes look up,
    holding me in place.
    roots of fear, tearing
    at my seams.

    hair on my neck standing up
    like lightning, breaths
    becoming shallow.
    beads of sweat across my
    olive forehead.

    eyes close; hands tremble,
    like an earthquake.

    all you do, is plant a
    small, butterfly-kiss on
    my cheek.
    'thank you, thank you -
    for helping me.'

    time and i healed your scars -
    ultimate bandages wrapped.

    that butterfly queen, with
    thorns in her hair; stronger
    than any man.

    beautiful as a rose with thorns.

    she left me a thank you,
    attached with a kiss.
    if i listen to the winds,
    i hear her calling to me.

    'i miss you, won't you
    visit me, today?'

    death is a one-way ticket,
    back to my butterfly queen.
    as my eyes close, i see
    viper eyes staring back at me.