(no subject)

sunlight warms my naked skin
the outside world radiates with light
i feel nothing but cold within
i close my eyes to keep the sight
of living away

is this happiness?
your hands touch my chest
and feel not the frigid stone
the wanton dead woman inside
the heart that beats but
never loves

you see promise in my eyes
you fall hard and fast
you believe all the lies
my spell has been cast
you innocent thing

you are warmth and comfort
i am snow and ice
in time you will see
my secret revealed, hidden from view
beneath a benign cloak of devotion
lies
the heart
of a snake