Graveyard Coffeehouse

Beautiful Nightmares

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He saw what he wanted to see
In her smile
Voluptuous body
The good
Bad
Ugly
Deep inside
He was seething with Lust
Hungry for love
Desperate enough
To answer her challenge
Phone number
Issued in that cavalier way
Call me she said
But you won't
Knowing that like
A fish in a deep pond
I would not bite
The bait dangled before me
Offering me
Her body
Soul
Blood
Then pulling away
Sauntering into
The anonymity of the web
Virtual reality
Leaving me
With these words
Wine
Roses
Pleasure of a evening alone
It was enough
To draw me into her abyss
Soul shrieking
Empty
Hollow
Taking her hand
As we walked to my car
Into a sequestered room
Flickering candles
Illuminating her face
As I looked
Into her eyes
Cold
Demonic
Mocking my stare
Kissing her
Soft full lips
Dreaming
Of a fairy tale romance
That would not come true
Not now
Or ever
Believing in the monster
Beating inside my heart
The fiend searching
For true love
Wearing black
Lips crimson
With lascivious delight
Cavorting until morning
Skin on skin
Thrusting
Pounding
Gyrating hips
Emotional peaks and valleys
Cum and lipstick stains
On rumpled sheets
Holding her cold body
Next to mine
As she whispered
In my ear
I cannot see you again
This is our last time
The orgasmic O
Euphoric shouts
Of profanity
Still fresh on her mouth
As she buried us
In a cemetery of the mind
As daylight arrived
The opening shot
Beginning
The roller coaster
Train wreck
That was our bizarre tryst
A horror story
That has ruined lesser men
Looking back
On it all
Believing
It was finally over
I was told
She loves me
Will never give up
Before saying goodbye
Once more
A lullaby
To shatter my soul
Destroy my will
Keeping me
From moving on
I can only smile now
Knowing the rules
Of this tired
Played out game
No longer
Lost in a fantasy
Of what could be
In a better world
She is what she is
Demon
Provocateur
Dominatrix
While I am a vampire
Lost in the past
Romantic
Dangerous
Yet vulnerable
Skulking around
Shadows
Feeding on
Memories
Recalling all
The beautiful nightmares
Savage
Surreal
Cutting to the bone
Dying inside
Every day
But rising again
In the darkness
Sublime
Immortal
Transcendent
Living forever
In poetry
On a page
The love the resides
In my heart
A creature
Damned forever
Seeking salvation
In true love
Life in another victim
To set him free
Liberate
This evil creature
Leaving behind
Torrid rendezvous
Lies
Betrayal
The beautiful nightmare
Standing alone again
Able to walk
The black once more
Haunted
Still
Listening to the sound
Of her voice
From yesterday
Moans
Sighs
An erotic symphony
That calls to him
From a dark forest
Still brimming
With beautiful nightmares
That
Die screaming
But
Will not stay
Dead.