by Victor Dissimilis

Created on: June 13, 2009

Hades & Eurydice

I bring you everything; I bring you solitude & space
I give you the things that I long for which you throw back in my face
I bring you tapestries woven from unravelled dreams
I bring you back words from the mountain on tablets of Diamorphine

But still you want more, you want emotions I cannot feel
You demand unbridled affection, the love of an imbecile

I bring you everything; all that I can give
I draw you water from the Lethe for you to quench your thirst to live
I give you ghosts to stop you from feeling alone
I bring you the tears of the children, uncherished & carved out of stone

And still you want more, you demand like a petulant child
You spurn the protection I offer, all for the chance to run wild

I bring you everything; I offer infinity
I bring you the wisdom of hindsight, an end to uncertainty
I bring you everything, all these things & more
I offer safety from existence across the Styx's darkened shores

Yet still you want more, in a constant pleading voice
You want your charity gift-wrapped in the colour of your choice

So go back to him; this fickle lover called life
It's just a whim, just a fancy; it will be through in a trice
When he mistreats you, when it's over & you're cast aside
There will still be a place for you, lying with me as my bride

And I'll bring you everything

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