The Twisted Smile

His smile's not empty, his smile is cruel
His lip twists to the side and his eyes smirk
Of course I love him, love to play the fool
We fall to sleep; I wake with a jerk

I am afraid his shadow will disappear
While we dream, lay awash in dreams
Ensconced by his heat, as he lies near
Hoping he won't see me tear at the seams

I feel so warm within his embrace
And yet I sense something dark
Like I can't see his real face
His teeth pointed like a shark

My instincts tell me that I need to escape
And just then, he bites my nape

Days Gone

They all loved to tell me that I was pretty
Loved to play with my golden hair
I was never smart, clever or witty
But that doesn't matter when you're fair

I didn't have to try to be pleasing
Just had to smile, and blush and spin
Just like the wind, circling and breezing
Light and patient, delightful and thin

I wanted their love, I wanted their souls
So I did what I knew best
Your body repeats what it knows
With being loved, I grew obsessed

The child I was, was always so sweet
I must ever stay, so light and petite

Under the Moon

I'll never walk like those girls do
My hair will never shine like theirs does
I try to rise but the knife went through
Neither of us recall what I was

I hold on tightly, tightly to the nothing
In my dreams, your arms keep me warm
In my voice, the cracking shadows sing
I push down the emotional storm

You don't want to hear it, don't want to hear
And so I bury it, I clench my fists
My crying mimics laughter to your ear
I don't know what love is but it can't be this

And so I sit and weep by the moon
Just like your heart, at least I'll fade soon