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MISERY IS MY MISTRESS

Misery is my mistress

Wraps me in her loving embrace

Sheltering me from the light

For me alone she waits.

She's always with me

At my side by day and by night

Her hypnotic voice a beckoning

The darkest thoughts she does invite.

She loves me unconditionally

When others wouldn't ever dare

Whispering her haunting melody

An unspoken desperate prayer.

Won't let the light betray me

Or bring me any false dawns

Neath a comforting cloak of gloom

A crown of bloody thorns.

Prying eyes cannot see me

None know my pending doom

Safe in the peace of blackness

A blessed end is coming soon.

Yeah, Misery is my mistress

I cannot deny her charms

Drawing me in ever closer

Safe in her deadly, loving arms.

Floating on a tormenting mistral

Falling and tumbling without a care

My chapter is finally closing

Her grief is mine alone to bear.

Sinking beneath the surface

Gone now without a trace

Unnoticed and forgotten

I have finally found my place.

Attempting to understand the black dog and empathising with those being chased by it.