Photograph - Benz Xedric Puig

Sinister Kisses of Crimson

Cody M. Brown

Beneath the moon’s cold, silver glare,

Whispers dance in the midnight air,

Of lips once soft, now cruel and bold,

Touched by blood, both new and old.

Crimson drips, a velvet stream,

From kisses sharp as a lover’s scream,

Each breath a threat, each glance a vow,

Binding hearts to shadows now.

The night, it trembles, the stars they weep,

As crimson stains the silence deep.

A kiss of sin, a touch of fate,

The heart beats slow, too late, too late.

In the garden where roses die,

Beneath the glassy, soulless sky,

Lovers part with bitter grace,

Leaving only a bloody trace.

These sinister kisses, sharp and sweet,

Leave no escape from love’s deceit.

In crimson’s glow, all truths are bent,

In blood’s embrace, the soul is spent.

Published: March 27, 2025