FIRST: example one from madi/bast's storage
FOLLOWING: one's for mal
FOLLOWING: one's for mal
MY HEART DON'T SKIP A BEAT, EVEN WHEN HARD TIMES BUMPS THE NEEDLE, MASS DESTRUCTION AND MASS CORRUPTION, THE SOULS ARE SUFFERIN MEN, CLUTCHIN ON DEAF EARS AGAIN, RAPTURE IS COMIN, IT'S ALL PROPHECY AND IF I GOTTA BE SACRIFICED FOR THE GREATER GOOD, THEN THAT'S WHAT IT GOTTA BE. [b][sup]▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃[/sup][/b]
IT HURTS. ITHURTSITHURTSITHURTS BECAUSE THE RAIN FEELS LIKE SHRAPNEL & THE STARS TASTE LIKE OLD BLOOD & THE RINGING IN HER EARS SOUND LIKE A GRENADE - & SHE REMEMBERS ONLY FRAYED LUNGS HACKED BLUE AND COLD BONES IN HER BED. [b][sup]▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃[/sup][/b]
& THE GHOSTS IN HER CHEST PLANT DEAD FLOWERS IN THE CREVICES ALONG HER SPINE, EACH DECAYING SEGMENT A GRAVESTONE & NAMES SCRATCHED DEEP INTO THE MARROW, EACH CALLING BLOOD TO HER HANDS SHE CHOKES ON MOONLIGHT, SCREAMS [I]"IS THIS WHAT YOU CALL SALVATION?" [b][sup]▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃[/sup][/b]
& YOU'RE ALL BRONZE AND BITE, ALL VENOM AND FISTFIGHT. YOU'RE THE DAWN THAT RISES BLOODY AND WRECKS SHIPS IN ITS WAKE, BUT YOU'RE A SIREN TOO, SOMEWHERE DEEP IN THE ACHING HEART OF YOU. [b][sup]▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃[/sup][/b]