So what do I have,
that hasn't been used,
what can you take,
that hasn't already been abused
Am I to begin mourning,
gnash my brittle teeth,
perform the Stations of the Cross,
or summon a decadent priest
Tell me, am I a desirable demon,
that you must exorcise,
must I prepare,
to fall before my worthless pride
MUST I COMPLY,
WITH THE PRESSURE YOU APPLY,
WHEN ALL GOES AWRY,
MUST I DECRY,
THE DRY, ARRID LANDSCAPE,
SHOULD I DEFLATE,
TO SATIATE, TO TITILLATE, YOUR SEDATE RESPONSE,
OR REMAIN ENSCONCED,
DEEP WITHIN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST,
AND ALLOW THE SUCUBUS TO FEAST
So what is your question,
to answers I cannot give,
must I spend a lifetime trying to fathom,
your mind writing in heiroglyphs
Am I the court jester,
babbling and laughing incoherently,
on the wave of our shared passion,
did you change the frequency
Tell me, is heaven,
currently being refurbished,
do I begin searching for signs to paradise,
or remain emotionally malnurished
MUST I ELUDE
A SHREWD TEMPTRESS OF QUESTIONABLE REPUTE,
INCLUDE IN MY REPORT,
A ONCE WILLING RECRUIT,
WHOSE NAME IS SPELLED THE SAME AS MINE,
SHOULD I REMAIN CONFINED,
TO THE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND,
COSIGN OR UNDERLINE,
WHO THE DEVIL ASSIGNS,
TO MALIGN AND UNDERMINE ME,
MUST I BE A SLAVE TO YOUR MERCY,
WHEN I'M FINALLY FREE
So what good is tomorrow,
if today feels very much like yesterday,
what's the use of 10 Commandments,
if 7 I disobey
Am I the Doubter,
denying your name not once but thrice,
should I embrace the name of a false diety,
and deny the Christ
Tell me, is my soul,
a product of fortuitous amazement,
did I build my spiritual foundation,
on a land prone to displacement
MUST I ABSOLVE,
OR BE RESOLVED,
TO WATCH AS BROWN SUGAR DISSOLVES,
IN VINEGAR AND BRINE,
ARE MY CRIMES, INTERTWINED,
WITH THE REST OF MANKIND,
SHOULD I WALK INTO A CONFLAGRATION,
OF THE DISCONTINUATION OF A ONCE PROMISING INFACTUATION,
OR UPON CAREFUL CONSIDERATION,
SHOULD I LOVE AGAIN,
AM I THE PRODUCT OF ONE GOD,
OR THE FOLLY OF HAPLESS WOMEN AND MEN
So what is the charge,
for which I must now stand trial,
did I cruse the Virgin Mother,
or take part in a sacristy defiled
Am I my mother's son,
or grafted from some stereotypical clone,
when Jesus emerged from the scorching desert,
did I offer Him not holy water but cologne
Tell me, will I truly die,
helpless and without a companion,
or will I perish one man standing alone,
fighting against the devil's battalion
MUST I PRAY,
FOR THE DAYS, MY SOUL WAS IN DISARRAY,
OR DEFRAY THE COST, OF A LOVE BETRAYED,
STAY WITHIN THE CONFINES OF IGNORANCE,
WAITING IN VAIN FOR DELIVERANCE,
FROM THE BELLIGERENCE,
OF THOSE WHO IGNORE THE PREPONDERANCE,
OF TRUTH,
MUST I HANG LIMPLY FROM A SPRUCE,
TO SATISFY THE DEMON SEEDS,
TELL ME, WHY MUST I DIE,
WHEN THE SAVIOR ALREADY BLEEDS,
FOR THE SALVATION OF MAN,
WILL I HAVE THE WILL TO LOVE AGAIN,
YES, I BELIEVE I CAN,
IN FACT I MUST,
TRUST IN MY SOUL REDEEMED,
ALL PRAISE TO THE SUPREME