Angelique illustration by Delilah Angelique

by

Delilah Robbins

 

 

Tormentor! My tormentor!
Deceiving wench from Hell!
With you, my cagey nemesis
From heaven's grace I fell

Object of lust and seething hate
Murderess of all I love!
Loathsome consort sealing fate
Disguised as a cooing dove

Bitter sweet was my surrender
Desire constant, never ending
Drowning in your kisses tender
Yielding to your charms unending

Gripped in verdant gazes, locking
Hearts entwined with ardor flowing
In our love dance gently rocking
Like the balmy zephyr blowing

Men will stray when fervor's gone
Forgotten promises ebb and fly
Innocence foolish, when all is done
The ways of passion are sly

Oh hardened heart, embittered soul
How thin the line tween love and hate
Daughter of darkness, spirit most foul
We met at Heaven and Hell's gate

Tormentor! My tormentor!
Deceiving wench from Hell!
With you, my cagey nemesis
From Heaven's grace I fell!

Object of lust and seething hate
Murderess of all I love!
Loathsome consort sealing fate
Disguised as a cooing dove.

Ever aware of your presence...Barnabas



Illustration of Angelique and border design by Delilah.
Both are watermarked. Do not copy without the  permission of the webmistress.

 



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