TAINTED LOVE

He sets me there
Upon a wall
A castle tower
High and tall
​​​​​​The very very highest 
Wall 
Of 
All

And there I sit
To gaze a day
As dreams of self
All fall away
To know
​​​​​​I must not topple
Must not fall

His eyes a glaze of fantasy
​​​​​​Illusions that he craves
For me
While all around
My colours
Bleed
To 
Grey

And now a truth is clear to me
Set out in crystal clarity
As song birds see the rainbows high
And know to rise and take the sky
I know tha​​​t not to fly
Will
kill
me
Dead

For he sees me not at all I think
Delusion now his favourite drink
​​​​​He sees me not in flesh or bone
Just fantasy to claim and own

He shouts to me
With wounded eyes 
From soul as black
As thundering skies
That cast a ray
Of doubtful light
From 
Bruises

Marion Price(2020)