LIES

Mine own breath hath made this bed

Lips stained by tall tales, dripping in venom

Seducing your truth, layer by layer

Exposing its roots, leaving you in a scarlet trail of deceit

I am but a whisper my sweetness

A gentle, seething fable

A temple birthed from a burning myth

A tear filled painting by these blood-spattered hands

A masterpiece of ruin.

—Jordan Mantel