• Scarlet and Ivory (April 24, 2010)

    The winding hour of midnight
    Is the dawning of a new nightmare.
    Loneliness running rampant
    As a pandemic across the world,
    Coursing through my veins.
    I look in the mirror
    And she stares back at me.
    Her eyes a blend of jewels,
    Sapphire and emerald.
    Her deep auburn hair, forced
    Into its usual position.
    Tears run down her cheeks,
    Those lightly colored cheeks…
    We both know it is time
    For scarlet and ivory.

    Moving through the halls
    With a delicate stride.
    Tonight will be the end
    Of the girl who looked at me
    When I stared into the mirror.
    Down the stairs, and each step
    Creaks like an elder’s bones.
    Through the dining room
    And into the kitchen.
    X marks the spot,
    And I pull open the chest.
    And there, neatly before me,
    The stainless steels reside.
    I know it is time
    For scarlet and ivory.

    I take the largest
    Of my cold, steely friends,
    And bring him to my flesh.
    He makes his mark upon me,
    Painting the color red.
    It is dark, it is deep.
    The loneliness pours out
    And spills onto the floor.
    And my other arm feels
    My steel friend’s bite.
    The deed is done.
    The seconds pass so fast
    I can hardly tell the time.
    Slowly I am becoming
    Scarlet and ivory.

    Weakness gets the best
    Of me, and I slide to my knees.
    My vision is growing dark,
    And I wonder how the girl
    In the mirror appears now.
    The fear begins to come
    As my deeds start to sink in.
    But the maddening sorrow
    Quickly numbs me.
    No more fear.
    My eyes close.
    The pain goes.
    And now I am
    Remembered as
    Scarlet and ivory.