Dixie

in the beginning
i waited in shadow
every breath i drew
i drew in silence
at the foot of the throne
in the land of the beatitudes
dante passed me in silence
bound for hell
bound to hell
every man
woman
child
satan i envy
your sweet subtle kiss
on the brow of the sinner
i feel nothing they feel
pain is no enemy of mine
time passes unnoticed
like a thief through the dark
stealing the souls
of man
woman
child
and now i still wait
though i find myself no closer
to the end
than i was
in the beginning

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talk is cheap, so i buy every word you said.
scared me half to death, now i'm half dead.