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His Affliction / A pure heart

A heart clean and pure
No stain of guilt is here.
Prayers to his savior

For grace to endure.
When darkness calls
with ebony allure.

Eyes piercing yellow
Evidence of his affliction
His haunting tortured bellow.

Sulfur yellow blossoms
Promise relief from
This accursed plight

Swollen and stained
With victims blood
A celestial lovers symbol.

This Guardian of the night
Shines on with selfish glee
While his soul hangs in limbo.

In the palm the sign will show
He is known to his victims
Family, friend, or foe.

Controlled by the light
This monster descends
Against his will he will slay

With uncontrolled rage
When these elements combine
To set this tragic stage .

— autumnphoenix, Oct 07, 2009

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Seren

Seren

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Autumn

WOW this is one of your best my dear woman ... its a brilliant write ... I simply loved the darkness of this one ... and it drew me in with every word ... well done !! I was so surprised at the content after reading the title lol I was expecting something different ... kind regards love Jayne x x
autumnphoenix

autumnphoenix

16 years 8 months ago

Hello Jane

Thank you very much. I was happy with the darkness of it as well. It is of course my homage to the wolfman. I love the tortured soul/beast within thing.I have always had a fondness for the wolfman since I was a kid. Thanks again Blessings Dana