luster

Friendship starts
Behind barbed wire
A leash holds desire

Love approached
The collar breaks
Restraint no more
The predator takes

Youthful illusions
Finally shatter
Kicking pieces
Watch them scatter

It's no use
No will left to muster
Every shard
Has lost its luster

Lured by the flame
And scorched all over
Oh
Crows feast on the guts
Then flock to another

Blinded yet knowing
Every stab I called it grace

Held by the throat
And bound in place
Choked by love's warm embrace

The devil preaches with a cross
Call it heaven
Call it loss

A gilded coat
Core made of tin
Shaped like a heart
Pulsing with sin

Grasp with desire
Hold close that shard
Out pours the blood
Leaving one scarred

The sun turns cold
The world goes black
Even the prey
They attack

I pray for all to make an end
Or pray to never find love again

Longing for love
Oh, longing for a gentle hand

Weighed all the risks
And found the cost
And found love's not worth the loss

The grace I give is wearing thin
Feel the hatred pulse within

The heart is locked
The key is thrown
Call it reclusive
I call it home