This is the story,
Of woes begotten and lifetimes lived,
Of an era to remember,
Of a fall.

She sat stonily,
never believing in anything real.
Past grievances gnawing away without failure

Then came along someone.
Perhaps he'd be her [[savior]]
Or another {regret}

She set herself up for failure,
expecting nothing less from his kind.
Past grievances never giving her reason to otherwise believe.
Unknown "Melissa" Tender - 16 years, 5 months, 11 days ago

Then there was a *surprise*
A poof, a puff, a grandeur display
There was no prelude,
no intermission,
no finale.

Just a simple thing really...

Longing for quite an impossibility
she offered a sacrifice
something quite venomous to herself
thus, she killed everything around her confines
Unknown "Melissa" Tender - 16 years, 5 months, 11 days ago

She sat stonily,
hoping he'd seep in and infect her with his plague.
All facts pointing the contrary.

Not knowing that she herself had
the eyes of a Siren
the hair of Medusa
the words of Hades
the glance of Zeus
the heart of Eris
Unknown "Melissa" Tender - 16 years, 5 months, 11 days ago

Eventually,
she sat remorsefully.
heart shaking til it gave out.
palms shaking til they gave out.
body shaking til it gave out.
Now she knows of that one feeling.

[[No it's never the simple answer]]
Unknown "Melissa" Tender - 16 years, 5 months, 11 days ago

Every surrender is for the societal good.
I sacrifice.
Carefully, then obtrusively, more urgently.
I mean nothing to the ones I sacrifice for.

Every word is carefully planned out.
I speak.
Softly, then louder, more bold.
I say nothing of dire importance.
Unknown "Melissa" Tender - 16 years, 5 months, 11 days ago