November 22, 2004
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The Book of Love and Venom
I felt the sting of love again
Relentless drive of fear and pain
Who is next to twist the blade?
Fuel this fire I have made
Seeking truth in fury found
Straining love’s intrinsic bounds
Another passage full of sorrow
Live this lie again tomorrow
I can see the viper strike
Feel the venom in its words
Hear its toxic promises
Poison, just like you and me
Deadly bite spreads quickly now
Sickness courses through my veins
This potion love made just for me
Therein lies it’s prophesy
Chorus 1
It seems you ripped my life from me
Blind fury is consuming me
I’ll let my vengeful spirits dance
Redemption’s only for the weary
What was the promise you made me
“‘Till death parts us”, as I recall
“For better or for worse”, you said
I should be standing on your grave
Bitter taste of jealousy
Destruction in contained disease
Acid flavor of my rage
Romance turns a deadly page
The book of love is soaked in blood
From its victims one by one
“Come here”, it says, “just one more drop
Soon your chapter will be done”
Chaos is love’s symphony
Its music sways misleadingly
“Take my hand let’s dance some more
I’ll dash your hope onto my shore”
When this voyage’s course is run
And I know love can’t be won
Cold is all that’s left behind
Shattered vessel sailing blind
Chorus 2
Embers die and anger fades
Like memories of your breath in mine
An inner voice screams silently
I’ve got to let her go
Take my hand from my own throat
And let you on your way
It’s where you went so long ago
It’s me that’s free today
I know this snake has struck you too
Didn’t want what it did to you
Let’s squeeze the venom from our sorrow
Walk another mile tomorrow
A breath of chance recovery
In love and life’s discovery
Another painful lesson learned
But the book of love and venom burns…
Comments (12)
hope things work out for the better…
I pray things will get better for you soon. ~Xanga Hugs
This one really is quite awesome. So many great lines.
Seems like you experience the same thing I do. I write something about something that happened in the past and people console me like it’s happening right now. I posted “Missed Significance” (about something that happened 20 years ago)on that workshop and got more love advice than actual critique. I guess old veins still bleed strong as new ones sometimes, ya know?
“I know this snake has struck you too
Didn’t want what it did to you
Let’s squeeze the venom from our sorrow
Walk another mile tomorrow”
you have put so much of yourself into what you have already displayed….
this is what writer’s do…we bleed ourselves dry
much luv..Dorothea
Yes, you surely could use a smile
Big hugs your way! Gem
i likes : )
i changed my font for you, my dear elderly ones, i hope that ye are able to decipher better? let me know! hehehehe
SEE YOU SOON!
hi!
Powerful stuff. I hope all is going alright with you and that you are able to smooth things out.
I deleted all my previous posts. I started to get some freaky messages from two separate freakazoids.
Yes, I’m a little hooked with the word “freak” today and all it’s manifestations.
But, alas. I was going to quit xanga all together, but, perhaps I can run a week of posts or so at a time then clear them out.
Hopefully you stick around as well.
lisa
What was the promise you made me
“‘Till death parts us”, as I recall
“For better or for worse”, you said
I should be standing on your grave
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I like those lines. The word play in those lines and the last line intrigue me.
Yes, I’ve had a definate lack of inspiration. What is it about this time of year?
LOL…Let me see if I can find a hiney shot!!!! Thanks for the heads up! Hope the sun will shine a little brighter for you soon…Nice work BTW…
hmmm I sit here re-reading your words…
I always wonder in amazement at the human power of strength…our words..or our loss of words…and I think
I am always talking…when I am not talking..I am typing…then when I do…Sleep…It is wordy…it is in the form of a conversation…I am not talented…I am purely Denonized…
I love the essence of all your work and I was thinking when I first started reading u…how I was gonna come back and read everything…now I have no time….for proppin everyone that has been by…and I have three sites…Demonized I say….I thank u for ur visit…Have a sweet Family Day!
i do remember reading this, but you’re SO right, it means something totally different now. : ) gracias
Very very similar, only yours is more eloquent and better written. I wish you only knew how much I look forward to your posts and comments. I always thought of you as the serious person. Youre so good with helping me and pointing out things I need to know or notice. Lately I have seen another side of you…..you have been totally cracking me up!!! Not this beautiful piece I just read but some of your comments on my site, You are a truly a person I would like to know outside of Xanga. Thank you for sharing all that you share. Dont ever abandon us……………..Love, Kelly