Hells Retreat

Teach me, dreary, how to howl?

My tears are the seven seas

Teach me, dreadful, how to scowl?

My likings you will never appease

My black sin tied tongue

drips morbid nursery rhymes

Follow thee to coffin sleep

Follow thee to Hells retreat

Shall I take you now to pawn your soul?

You’ll get a ruby or two

Let me take that burden off your chest

…So you say you don’t trust me?

I would never screw

Upon midnights strike,

The moon is high

It takes only blood to enter the sky

Be a gent, wouldn’t you dear?

Ask a lady to dance

Take the lead, dip her back

Exposing skin, immortal sin

Plunge your teeth into her flesh

This is how a gent must act

in Hells retreat.

...Black...

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Published on Thursday, June 21, 2012. Filed under: "Poetry"

Wrote this quite a while back. Thought I'd post.

Comments on "Hells Retreat"

On Friday, June 22, 2012, midnights voice (957) wrote:

Good working imagery.Don't change the word screw.We've already screwed ourselves so why would hell screw us.
On Thursday, June 21, 2012, katlady121690 (19) wrote:

gosh, i really really liked this. very nice! :-)
On Friday, June 22, 2012, SaintNHB (41) wrote:

Thank you :)
On Thursday, June 21, 2012, dwells (4177) wrote:

A willing victim, hard to find sometimes, or maybe I've got it all backwards? Much enjoyed this welcome / warning of sorts, cheers.
On Thursday, June 21, 2012, SaintNHB (41) wrote:

Thank you, dwells. I always enjoy your comments. :)
On Thursday, June 21, 2012, FadedBlues (2096) wrote:

Saint, this so artistically sings the Vampire's spirit. I'd like to see you edit 'I would never screw' to 'I would never deny you' or 'I would never eschew'. just a little constructive interfering. & I see slight infuence from Cummings in the 'dance' stanza, which is wonderful...
On Thursday, June 21, 2012, SaintNHB (41) wrote:

thank you for the constructive criticism... and Cummings is my favorite poet, maybe he was rubbing off on me that night.