DEMON TIME
scratch, scritch
come hold my hand
scritch, scratch
now, let me go
scratch, scritch
find us dancing among the olive trees
bite, smack
treat me like a malnourished cerberus
growl, yelp
you cannot leave us
you haven’t finished feeding us
you forgot the clear stuff
scratch, bark
who will heed us?
scritch, scratch
absolute renunciation
tip, tap
is that you sneaking back?
fight us, please do something
just don’t let us go
scratch, yip
we just want you
bite, bark
even that evil side you exile to
scratch, yelp
please we’ll give anything
we just want souls
we just want attention
crying out
don’t dismember me
i remember the dream you had of fainting over bodies
please now
bark, bite
come feed our souls
all we want is
black and white to color
please, lord
scream, scram
we need you here
all we want is love and your admiration, dear
scritch, scratch
just some tiny bits of scraps
filled out from notes you wrote last tuesday
just table scraps of newer depth you find on your way
on your way, back to us
we won’t be greedy
just three bites of just a little fuss
and your regard
scratch, bite
of anything you might
teach us that feels
like what could have been, what could be right
and, please Hades —
we won’t misbehave
just show us love
this time
and pave the way
scritch, scratch
come back for more
fuck up again, show us the door
growl, scratch
we might do again
just please say this time you’ll be our friend