-- his glare slips past my shields
defenses dropped
a pretty face, and hate,
together they are deadly
my heart beats faster now
illusions pierced
my prey is strong and swift
I'm learning just how deadly
affection, neglect
accept and regret
my head spins, his world turns
and I watch as the boy burns
can't stop hoping the fool learns

never trust the huntress
her words are sweetened lies
her voice a baited beartrap
her kindness a disguise

his body twists, abandoned
by sentience
by conscious will and thought
he knows my touch is deadly
I dream of chains and passion
his mind entranced
my love is simple rage
emotions seem so deadly
desire, despair
he hates that I care
my hands move, his soul aches
what I give he now takes
can't stop praying the boy breaks

and still he trusts the huntress
though now he knows she lies
he understands the danger
she'll watch him as he dies

...he traces a path
with his words
with his eyes
dancing effortlessly into
my mind and my heart...

he says it's just an old mask
just acting, false
he doesn't see the cage
but senses it is deadly
I'm watching as he falls
those thin steel threads
binding him, dividing
his unity is deadly
confusion, content
fight and relent
my bonds lock, he pulls free
I hunt him, he hunts me
can't stop thinking he might be

a slave to match the huntress
a man who never lies
a soul who knows to hold his ground
to fight her when she tries
he watches me, his Huntress
and all my worn-out lies
turn to truth or fall to dust
there's life within his eyes
purifying, simplifying
unchained...

...so far... --