Under veil of the dusk, where the cold winds cling,
I wrote your name in a serpent’s ring.
Lanterns flicker on the altar stone,
And I’m not alone, though I cast alone.
Belladonna steeped in a flask of red,
I chant slow words that the wise ones dread.
Velvet rope from a funeral gown,
Tie it thrice, spin it round, hold it down.
You don’t see me — but I see through,
Every dream that drips like dew.
I tasted your breath in the midnight frost,
Now I’d hex the stars just to not be lost.
Skull of a crow, feather dipped in ink,
I wrote our fate in a witch’s blink.
It ain’t love if it don’t ache deep —
So I buried my heart where the willows weep.
I don’t beg, no — I just conjure need,
Whispers bloom where my curses feed.
You don’t love me yet — but you will in time,
Once the roses rot and the bells all chime.
Ash in the jar, lock of your hair,
Hung it on thread like a soul in air.
I don’t need blood, just a piece of your breath,
To anchor your dreams on the edge of death.
Midnight wine in a chalice cracked,
Sip slow love with the veil pulled back.
You're dancing now through a dream I weave,
In a forest that moans when the lovers leave.
I light each flame with your name in mind,
Spoken thrice in a voice half-blind.
You might wake and think it’s fate —
But it’s the silk of my will that guides your gate.
You’ll hear me sing in the thunder’s hum,
Feel me near when the shadows come.
My love ain’t soft — it’s sweet decay,
Wrapped in herbs where the moonbeams lay.
Forget the world, forget the hour,
You bloom in my curse like a midnight flower.
I didn’t steal — I summoned you near,
With love so deep, it drowned out fear.
You weren’t tricked — you were meant for this,
Our bond sealed in a phantom kiss.
And if the spirits cry when I speak your name,
It’s only because they envy the flame.
(Chorus - ethereal chant)
Velvet binding, silk and smoke,
Tied to you with every spoke.
Mirror cracked and heart in glass,
You won’t escape — you won’t outlast.
Velvet binding, hush, don’t fight,
I come in dreams and leave at night.
You’ll feel the pull, soft but tight,
Hexed by love and bound by rite...
Grayscale253
