A Drop of Blood

The shallow cells are upended
A drop of blood and a warrant
Not this time
The daughter’s featureless visage
The garden empty at morning
Two hands tied
Tender
Tender the fallen frame
Under
Under the polished blade
Tender
Tender the fallen frame
Under
Under the polished blade
We nevr liked that face
A cinder in th flame
A lack of light
In the night
Falls at our feet
A little compromise
A set of hidden thighs
Attack of sighs
Make it right
Under the sheets
We said it’s just a phase
But you never could keep pace
Keep that sweet look
And that sweet tooth
In your face
Bloodline in slow decay
We launched a slow decay
A splinter on the rain
Bruised eyes, cry all night
Hands below cheeks
Perpender
Survive the cinder frame
Above remnants of our decay
Perpender
Survive the cinder frame
Above the remnants of decay
The shallow cells are upended
A drop of blood and a warrant
Not this time