Hope Dies Painless

time the great deadener

returning hard kisses at last

a love etched in blood

a love has come to pass

i glued the letter to your mouth

as treason climbed all over your face

like a kitten, yet not so playfully

do not play with me

i glued the letter to your hand

to consecrate the moment

this too shall end in fire

this too shall end

she wore mourning like a graceless flower

blind to each sign of fear

so insecure

so unaware of me

i glued the letter to your heart

crimson flowered redemption

November washed away the smoke

November washed it all away

all the guilt and all the glory

all the stories overheard

forever entwined, yet forever enthroned

hope dies painless with me