LET THAT DEVIL BE

let that devil be

perpetrating storm

she lied with sunshine

flattering with a look

that belied her cold disdain

patronizing innocence

she became my heart's betrayer

falling in with clear skies

she became my drowning rain

truth was not one of her gifts

nor was it in her nature

sincerity's beguiling dance

a trap I dropped into

 red rose scent upon her skin

it hid the smell of danger

luscious lips and snake skinned hips

and dark clouds in the blue

seducing like a sideshow

in the eyes of curiosity

in the latter days of childhood

before the boy became the man

I threw my money at her feet

and entered at her bidding

left my soul at her front door

and I've not seen it again

flashing pretty darkness

the morning fled forever

redemption's promise blazed and burned

and the rays of sun were gone

swallowing me like a sugary treat

she wiped her hands and mouth

threw me in with a thousand men

and her lair became my home

perpetrating storm

she lied with sunshine

her hands of sin are never full

and now they're holding me

if you should hear her honeyed voice

don't listen to her calling

turn your ears from her sweet song

and let that devil be.

©by Voo

Sept 24, 10

2:36 a.m.