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Red Upon the Sails

from The Muse and the Devil by Helena Ruth

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I said: "I saw you, I wanted to turn it back. I saw you, I wanted it to go another way. I too have despaired. I, too, felt it circle within me, all teeth and feathers. Don't leave, now, when there is still a chance... ! Don't shed your blood upon this sand, come back into my arms...
Rosy in the golden hour. Barefoot on the shore. Lie your rusty head upon my lap, fold your gilded wings.

Did we deserve better, or did I just want it?

The world's end begins in the water, and the waters are red. We can watch it from here. I promise."

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is there blood beneath your nails?
sun casting gold upon the sails
are you waiting on an answer
that doesn’t come?

and as you’re standing by the water
gods, i too have thought...
but i’m still waiting on an answer,
that doesn’t come.

and as you’re standing in the water—a thousand frames i’ve seen a dozen times and words i’ve heard before—that this is the betrayal,
it’s the blood beneath my nails
it’s a train run off the rails
but i’ve been this way before.

and this is where i’d end it,
i would twist it, i would bend it
i would change the way it’s written
‘cause i’ve sung this song before

do we really have to do this?
just to raise it, must you bruise it,
god,/? i hate the way it’s written
‘cause i wrote this song before

and as you’re kneeling in the water
(gods, i, too, have thought.)
but i’m still waiting on an answer…
and i'm not sure that it comes.

is there blood beneath your nails?
sun sinking red upon the sails
are you still waiting on an answer… ? ✧

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from The Muse and the Devil, released December 14, 2017

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Helena Ruth Olympia, Washington

Hey there! I’m Helena, and I love webcomics, gaming, animation, and most of all, music! While I hail from Dallas TX, I’m in Olympia WA right now while I attend college. I write original and fan music, which you can find here, on my SoundCloud, and on my YouTube. ... more

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