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Burnt Passion

~by St.Ego

My maiden was born in the flames of my desire
She kindled them and she was the spark
And as my fire spread, it consumed all she was
All she remains is the smoke from my flame
She drifts ever from me
Her beauty rests in her form and her substance
I can see her but she eludes my touch
She is a wisp of a thing and her existence mocks me
Soon she becomes but a part of the air about me
Ever taunting and but a peice of all the fires I’ve burned
And when she is gone I am left with her ashes as memories
These memories are fragile yet soft and become nothing to my fingers
Now and again the smoke becomes thick and irritates my eyes to tears
But it is easily cleared, always leaving room for another flame.

Let It Be

~by St.Ego

Maybe it’s just the same to you
Or if I’m not there, let me know
I’d like to care, to understand
But I don’t, just leave me alone
I see your tears but do not ask
What hardship makes you cry
I do not want the tears to flow
I do not want to be told why
Do not look into my soul
Uninvited and a stranger
Let be the pain unknown
Let be uncertain anger
Do not push the luck ungeussed at
Do not surmise my mind
It’s not a pleasant land to walk in
Leaving all your hope behind
Madness leaves the mind to wander
Lonely, frightened, and forlorn
Insanity, a blessed wonder
Bereft of love, unborn
Let it all reside in wonder
Let it all become a lie
Let it be, the only sorrow
Letting all the wonder die.

untitled - "I can’t give you my strength tonight..."

~by St.Ego

I can’t give you my strength tonight
It’s been so long since you’ve stood on your own
I can’t give you my hope
Or my fear
You must make this decision without me
And until you do
I can’t even give you my love
You must find these things within yourself
Search out where you hid them away
So very long ago
I see your pain now
And I cannot share it
Hard choices must still be made
And I finally discover
That I cannot hold on to a fruitless dream
Forever.

untitled - "This searching gaze..."

~by St.Ego

This searching gaze,
Those shallow days
Your gorgeous, deadly frown.
I crushed you pride
And then I lied
Until I forced you down
Allowed to chase
The fear you face
And keeping count with time
Our eyes still meet
But indiscreet
And running out of rhyme
The light, it falls upon us
The darkness dissappears
The devil sits beside you
And rekindles all your fears
But where is the deception
In lies I never told
And where is your forgiveness
For the pain I’ll always hold.

Deceptions

~by St.Ego

Trade in kind
With guilt and lies
With blindness cursed
And hollow cries
Led astray
When ego’s dawn
The mind awakens
The soul is gone
The truth uncertain
The secret told
Your lies are hollow
The tale unfolds
Awake in tears
Your cries of pain
You’re all alone
And want in vain
The eyes that watch
The hand that holds
The heart that knows
The lies unfold
And now you see
Try not to stare
Despite your lies
He doesn’t care.

Lust

~by St.Ego

Sometimes I think I hate you
But then I realize it’s just an unfulfilled dream
To hate you would be too easy, cheap
I can sit and realize I’ve been thinking about you forever
But it was only minutes ago that I tasted your lips
And these few minutes have lasted an eternity
I make the waiting linger forever, unable to let go
I do this rather than hope because I know
I can never again have you
To hope would sour my memories and
render them as insubstantial as dreams
But I know you and I were there, alone
cradled in the tender arms of night
And I know that I ended this because
I did not deserve it
If I hunger for you forever, it will be worth more
than shaming you again with my hopeless words
I may, some day, be worth you, but I do not forsee
such ecstasy
I will always yearn for your embrace but I am content
in my depravity
It was wrong for me to have you and it always will be.

untitled - "These are my last real words before I set you free..."

~by St.Ego

These are my last real words before I set you free
My last love
From here I live my life

For what it’s worth
I do love you
For being there for me
For trying
And I remember your kiss
So soft
So full of innocent passion
And I love you
For the sorrows you share
Those little glimpses into your heart
That I could be there to hold for you
And for letting me try to help
Even when it was painful
Even when you had to be alone
And my help became empty words
I love you for your anger
That brought me out inside
That backed me into a corner
And made me fight to keep you
But I can’t keep you anymore
And you will fight this alone.