To Whom It May Concern

To Whom It May Concern

To whom it may concern

l once lived long ago

A distant fading memory

That you would never know

My life was dreams and passion

With nothing real to show

And now I lay forgotten

Unable to let go

C. W. Armstead, scruffysatyr

End

Here with you at the end of all things

Impossible to know the joy it brings

To see the light crumble away

Into an eternal darkest day

I will not fear, I will not hide

For you are forever at my side

Take my hand and take this kiss

As we plunge with finality into the abyss

C. W. Armstead, scruffysatyr

A Time To Bleed

I'm sending a message. Please pay heed

The time has come for me to bleed

Far into the dark, shattered land

With staff and athame I'll make my stand

Tenebrous shadows swell; assault the light

With a flash of magick into the fight

Should you find me at the final rest

Know I passed that solemn test

My soul rides on strong medicine; free

Into the sacred eternally

C. W. Armstead, scruffysatyr

Look My Way

The suffering of a love unrequited

Afflicted with mounting joy despite it

Through peculiar addlement of brain

Transcending pleasure; embracing pain

All for dreams of increasing folly

Absorbed too deep in melancholy

Having lost hope, accepting doubt

That feverish beating, I ripped it out

Scalding my heart in sulphrus flame

I scarcely even knew your name

And yet you stand before me still

A haunting dream I cannot kill

Exacting upon me a heavy toll

The loss of my eternal soul

A price I'd all to eagerly pay

If only you would look my way

C. W. Armstead, scruffysatyr

You have no understanding of how desperately I love the stories your body's imperfections tell.

C. W. Armstead, scruffysatyr

Pledge

Pagan drums in the night

Secret ritual beyond sight

Naked bodies dancing, entwined

Clasping hands in sacred bind

Pledge of body and soul, and mind

Love forever, transcending time

C. W. Armstead, scruffysatyr