The Gauntlet

I hold you in like a deep breath.

Feel you like the last beautiful touch before a final rest.

I know I'll see you forever.

I want it painted black and red.

It's so beautiful to me, it's everything I see.

It's so beautiful to me, but it's nothing that I need.

And I can't taste anything less.

Every time I'm forced down.

To be with yourself, take all the blood you want.

But not from here.

It's so beautiful to me, it is everything I see.

It's so beautiful to me, but it's nothing that I need.

Not a hand, not a finger.

This is my home.

I'm dying here.

I hide in the corner.

That look on your face, I'm accustomed to it.