The devil on my back Has seven pseudonyms His jackal hides his mask He cries an elfin hymn I frolic in his fire My sight and sense collapsed Like pigeons shot from wire We drop enslaved in dance The cloying prince of darkness An unlikely paramour Betrays the close resemblance Between the queens and whores But love is no abduction Nor hedonistic haze Spun-out by his seduction I contrive a mad escape
Hell’s waltz
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I like this, Elizabeth. Especially the last two lines,
“Spun-out by his seduction
I contrive a mad escape.”
They remind me of Lee Marvin’s line in the “Cat Ballou” movie, after hearing of the bad guys plans for him, rolled out of the stage coach proclaiming, “‘El Smucco’ is getting out of here.”
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Thanks so much, Jim! I haven’t seen that movie, I’ll have to add it to my list 😉
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