Lex Talionis / by KERES

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beguiling and wily

intending to deceive

you’ll slit my throat and come for me

as quiet as a thief

but your ill intent declares itself,

as a storm upon the rocks

its waves have stirred my madness

unbidden from chains and locks

i suggest you seek out shelter

in some lone forgotten place

for if my madness finds you

you’ll need a brand new face

for it will sneak unbidden

like a thief upon the night

and you will die while screaming

open eyes glazed in fright