My eyes strain and tiresome devils drag
At my fingers for escape into a lured sleep
For I should wish to remain forever
Eyes closed, breath cold and still
Hemlock painted on faithful lips
What temptations do these fingers touch
Why do they stray from rectangular promises
When sugar spoons and stolen thoughts of others
Are filled and stacked on shelves for our pleasure
Yet still why is ecstasy so charming and alluring
To a porcelain doll whose ivory heart
Beats for another and whose glass legs stumble
Steps already taken by another person before he
At my fingers for escape into a lured sleep
For I should wish to remain forever
Eyes closed, breath cold and still
Hemlock painted on faithful lips
What temptations do these fingers touch
Why do they stray from rectangular promises
When sugar spoons and stolen thoughts of others
Are filled and stacked on shelves for our pleasure
Yet still why is ecstasy so charming and alluring
To a porcelain doll whose ivory heart
Beats for another and whose glass legs stumble
Steps already taken by another person before he