Methods of Manipulation



You are the devil on Earth,
And you cut me down like a dead tree,
And I was dead,
You killed everything inside of me.
Evil snake,
Snorting pig.
Rolling around in your dirt,
Snorting and sniffing,
Disgusting thing that you are.
Die where you are,
Pay for you sins.
I was a bird
Wings spread soaring high,
You flashed your deceptive teeth at me.
Glitter on dirt,
Shine on rot.
I saw a glimpse of it,
But then you blinded me right out of the sky,
Like a deer caught in the headlights.
I went down,
Cutting through the air like a diamond on glass,
Sickening screeching sounds echoing all around
And there you were.
Mouth open and teeth glistening,
Waiting for your catch.
Damned sneaky fox.
Ugly poisonous snake.
Drown in your sins.
Smother in your blackness.
Give me no more.
I will reclaim my light.
This I swear.
No more manipulation.
I see through the glam.
I see behind the façade.
You are no prince.
You are the devil in recline
A ghoul with no wail.
You are half a man.
And I am all woman.
Whole and sound.
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Submitted on July 02, 2013

Modified on April 13, 2023

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Characters 970
Words 192
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 41

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