The realm of Hades awaits those who would dare venture into shadowy waters.. . . . . Incantations of The River Styx I am your jewel of darkness, adorn me.. Lost in the silence of blackened candles, clad in silhouettes of poison I seek love Deep in the flesh of the underworld I bathe in the nectar of requiem O’ father, caress my untamed wounds with your flow ~Dark’n dreary, the river’s sorrow as shadows spill from my eyes unto the lust of sable-utopia, where my ache shall forever bleed in a portrait of scarlet Under a blood-filled sky, I shall undress you in the abyss of my soul The wilderness of your lips I will ordain in temples of melancholy as you kiss me and wither.. Ash and sanguine bespeaks in the mists of my dread, where all is forsaken Surrender to eudemon horizons – for thou hath become the audience of my eternal darkness Bequeath your love to the hunger of the River Styx and watch me cast my blood into the hallowed waters Across the dark banks I gaze.. bouquets of death swirl in a tapestry of passion caressing our naked skin Covet my love in the elixir of sacrifice and entombed civilizations Haunted in stygian lore bewailing decay I drink whispers of the dead -- Acheronian winds of the netherworld salivate in mortal heartbeat forlorn For you, I shall forever bleed until the river is no more, tho my blood is without end, as the sky is like wine.. so sweet the flavour bereft upon my lips Deeper to the thrust of dagger will you know my soul Adrift in the nocturnal rapture of black roses our souls entwine… as the river arcs in bloodscapes of hadean-fusion Glistening in obsidian fires, I stagger thru the timbre of windswept voices, held captive in incantations of woe Breathe me deeper my love; the dead landscapes of my soul await thy tears of crimson Behold! The River Styx bleeds in the exodus of dreams fallen Beware the Crow poised in your mortal soul Arthur Crow © 2009