The Deal

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The Deal

He’s standing over your mother
So close she can feel his cold breath
He leans in and kisses her stomach
Lays his bony hands over her breasts
Her screams and her pain they remind her
He’ll be there when her moment is due
But today he’s not here for your mother
Today he’s come looking for you
So as you emerge from your hollow
Your fresh skin all bristled and peeled
His blank face will be
The first thing that you see
As he’s waiting to show you The Deal.

And he takes you alone to his chamber
Where nobody nothing is heard
As he leads you by hand through the doorway
He offers no comforting words
He points with his hideous finger
To a table and chair made of stone
Then he leads you along to be seated
And hands you a pen made from bone
He takes up the seat right across you
And a manuscript he does unseal
The trace of a grin
In his sallow white skin
As before you he places The Deal

Your promise to keep is demanding
No option to end or repeal
He’ll deliver with ease
As you’re down on your knees
And he’ll choose when to finish The Deal

As he returns you on back to your mother
And allows you to take your first breath
You let out a scream at what happened
As she clutches you close to her chest
On reflection the terms are quite simple
All you’re looking to do is survive
And you know it’s your only commitment
Your sole obligation in life

But it’s worse as you start to get older
And the creases they start to reveal
And the winters are longer and colder
And you’re checking for signs how you feel
And your fire is starting to smoulder
And your fear you find hard to conceal
And you’re constantly checking your shoulder
Every day that you manage to steal
‘Cause you’ll never be sure
‘Til he darkens your door
That he’s keeping his side of The Deal

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released May 29, 2019

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