coffin-ears. (which hear eternity whispering.)

Coffin-Ears.
(which Hear
Eternity
Whispering.)
+++13++++

Spare Not
Your
Arsenic Kiss
My
Flame..

i'll die
Within
You.

(feigning
Happy.)

for we
All Have
Secret
Shame!

(an
Epilogue
to
Life's
Sweet
Tragedy.)

+++

I Miss
that Pretty
Rotten
Smile..

(Beauty
in It's Prime
Pretending.)

though I
haven't seen
it in a while.

(nor felt
the Powers
of it's
Mending.)

it seems
to bear A
Certain Style!!

(Death's Odd
Charm Now
Never-Ending.)

+++

spare not
your hateful
Love My
Flame..

(i'll suffer
The Lash of
Pain quite
gratefully.)

for we All
Have Secret
Shame..

And Coffin-
Ears!!

(which hear
Eternity
Whispering.)

j.stephen.h.