As My Tears Run Red

Beloved darkness Open your arms and embrace my remains This haunting maze erased reality Destroyed my flesh Stole my soul I stumble as I wander through the night Searching for that sparkle of an eye That sanguine scent The delights felt in the gentle caress of our bodies near Or the satisfaction held in the pulsating veins Entice me with the pleasures of flesh With the sacred host of life Forever illuminating the flame of hope Beloved darkness Open the satin depths I call home The eternal warmth of love is leading me into temptation The scarlet river that harbors forever awaits

The man called to me Thou shall not waver through my garden Open the doorway before oblivion takes control My heart froze Depths of despair draw near Absolution wasted on the decadent My time is done The woman called to me Thou shall not waver through my forest Enter the fountain before misery takes control My soul mourns Drowning in the tears of sorrow Condolences shed for the meek My life is lost The child cried to me Thou shall not waver from my side Guide me through the darkness My eyes widen The brightness scorching my being Deceit fuels the inferno My meaning clear My voice resounds through the canyon to the man I will not waver through your land My path is free My heart is sound Forgive my trespass into divinity Echoes silenced by solitude My time awaits My voice reverberates through the horizon to the woman I will not waver through your dominion My vision focused My soul alive Forgive my transgressions into paradise Your fruit was too enticing My life will be My voice whi...

I entered the desolate cemetery searching for answers to the legends that have captivated generations. Your lone tombstone stands before me, Elisabeth, what is the secret you harbor alone in the heart of this sanctuary. Are you the one? The maiden we search for, the illustrious Green Lady. The legends vary, drowned in a swamp, taken by a scorned lover, Satan's seductress? I am here, alone, come to me. For years, I have read of your presence, dreaming of the day when we could be near. So many unknowing bystanders have seen you walking, hitchhiking on the lone dirt road that borders this empty graveyard. You were there, traveling the downward spiral into the depths of stone, they were afraid of your importance, your beauty. Suddenly, a beautiful light shines clear. Is that you, have you come to me? Unveil your vortex and open my blindness. Let me share your story with the masses. Strange, on the ground symbols are burnt into the earth surrounding you. Did they succeed in summonin...

I’d almost forgotten, though I’d tried to remember And I remembered that which I wish I’d forgotten The dark one walks upon the shore Truths whispered silently instead of the simple lie Casual words that mean less than naught The back of your hand would have pleased me Yet, the dagger brought unmatched pleasure The chains, the hooks, the blood You cradled me and let my lips caress your palm You failed to remind me of darkness held within my soul With it left unsaid, I had allowed myself to believe in the light I let myself fall sway to the forbidden pleasures of flesh The neck, the thigh, the back Red fingertips leading me astray A maze of strife lining the inferno Still, beauty lay upon the tip of your tongue Spoiling my every thought with a wisdom held deep within your bounds For a moment, I thought you cared I thought, I could feel it with every beat of your heart With every reflection of pain Silence echoes in my heart A deafening tribute to your genius To the ...

With my last blog being an update on my recent submissions, I have already received word on some of the submissions from the month. To date, The World of Myth  and Worlds Within - Worlds Beyond  have picked up material for publication. When you couple those acceptances with the ones from  Revenant Magazine  and Whispering Spirits , 2010 is off to an awesome first quarter. Now, if I can finish my epic, I would be set... The images remain so vivid Nightmares of hope consumed by remorse Amber eyes turning pale The black emerging from the gray A life shredded by the fabric that was Listening for the sounds of forgiveness In time, the remorse will turn to pain Emotions overtaken in solitude In loneliness Clarity arrives untouched A purity long forgotten by the masses Consumed by the greed entombed by the seven A knife slides across your throat The sadness empties from your veins You can live again Your baptism is complete Acceptance at last