Come Darkness

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Edward Shearmur “The Death Letter”

Come darkness
Move a little closer
step out
bring the shadows
don’t be shy
won’t decry
squint my eyes to reduce the exposure

Come Darkness
Creep a little lighter
skulk in silence
don’t be seen
don’t be heard
mince your words
as you strangle my throat ever tighter

Come Darkness
Stalk a little keener
smell my season
circle prey
don’t relent
damn well vent
as I wholly endorse misdemeanor

Come Darkness
Stay a little longer
no objections from me
as you see
I could be your trustee
just so happens I’m in search of a sponsor

Come Darkness
Cut a little deeper
cleave my flesh wide apart
reach on in
grip my heart
pull it out
make it start as it’s spent way too long as a sleeper

Come Darkness
Fuck a little harder
as I yearn for your thrust
and would find it unjust
not to be laid flat out
have my brains fucked right out
as I’m desperate to feel

something

anything

other than

This

I’ve been trapped – snared- caged and confined – beaten down by a thousand cruel Angels – they speak in forked tongues – their features shift – to distort my perception – no relenting to their cold hands – each a clutch of syringes – stabbing – grabbing – extracting the fluids – bleeding me dry – with lie after lie – moistening my contempt – as I see right through them – and will FUCK every god they suggest – no less than thoroughly – no less than gluttony – I will gorge myself on their halos – until I vomit out my rusted devil horns in their changing faces – and then we shall get to communion

Come Darkness
I am ready now
sword arm steady now
no longer reticent
no longer heaven-sent

You see
Hell already signed that treaty
so these false gods can no longer cheat me
take more than a crucifix to defeat me

Come Darkness

Play Darkness

Slay Darkness

Stay darkness