~ Hallowyne Valenteen ~


     Part One: Crucify Him

             My child, how I loved you,
             Until I saw your face,
             And ’til I heard your voice.
             I don’t have time for this shit.


     Part Four: Infant Suicide

Seven deadly seconds
11:34
Frozen on the clock above the door
Swinging closed
To the sound of quiet footfalls on the way across the room
To the bed
Where a shadow stared ahead
At the little girl staring back
The moon above her head
Shining red
Through the melted heart-shaped mirror
Through the bloodstained window glass
Through the shadow, swaying
Sadly weaving portals through the past

And in her hand she held a sword
Its silver edges stained in white
From closing and reopening this door that leads to endless light

And so she prayed

             Lovely angel, please leave my room
             Unwashed of my little brother’s blood
             Or father’s hate
             A hundred days and five too late
             You came to set me free

             But it’s okay
             I’ll never cry again
             But die again
             In sweet death I will sleep with you, my love
             The sword that pierced my soul
             Tonight I will sleep

             ’Cause time heals no one but the heartless and the dead
             And the never-ending river of red
             Beneath my skin
             Tonight shall end

             Amen


     Part Two: Partial Birth

Here beside the misty lake
Slowly rising drop by drop
From this crown of liquid red
Falling from my hair

Face to the sky
A knife in each eye
A sword in my stomach
Driven deep into the wonders that I wanted you to know
But now they’re dead
And so am I

The serpent’s venom brought to life
The werewolf’s lair behind your eyes
The prison where you crucified my soul
Is still my only home

For yours is the shadow that covers my sin
And mine is the mirror where now reflects then
December eleven
11:07
Covered in blood in my cradle above


     Part Three: Poisoned Milk

             From my heart to yours
             The blood in me purified
             Transferred and fused
             Rivers of peace pouring out of my chest
             Whiter than snow
             Pure as the angel who never appeared
             To gently suck those tears away
             Tears of the eyes of the knowledge of evil
             Remembering good
             The blood again defiled and trapped in my breasts
             'Til the day of my death when I'll unloose the chains
             With a blade in between
             Bringing pain, bringing rest
             So my love can descend in an unending flow
             To the left and the right of this double-edged sword
             To wherever you are...
             Whoever you are...
             And your hungry cries shall be heard no more


     Part Five: A Virgin Conceived (Scene 98, Take 2)

             In the night I heard your voice
             Born again you held me close
             In the light I saw your face
             There beside the crystal lake

             There you kissed me
             Ending time
             Ended by eternal life