Lady Shadowlie
Dances in moon glow
Celebrating
The coming of night.

To the tempo
Of silent melodies
Composed before—
Man's history
​
Soon there will be
Upon my bedroom walls,
An unusual display
Of her and moonbeam —
​
Dancing
Cheek to cheek
So seductively

Beneath
A heavenly
Celestial show
​
Entwined
In their provocative
Dance

Never letting
Each other go.

In the spotlight
Of moon-glow
​
Oh, Lady Shadowlie,
You Femme Fatale —
Your lover is the night:
​
You are
So mysterious,
Manipulative, and seductive...

So destructive
To the naive

Even though enticing,
​
Dance not with me—

​For if my resolute fails—

I’ll forever lose my soul
​In the blackest of voids
​
Behind—
Your enticing veil.
​
Where death
Of my essence
Will occur
​
Then to all
Who seek me

I can send
No word
​
For I'll be—
Forever lost
​
Where sunlight
Can never follow
​
Forever dancing—
​
With you
Femme Fatale
​
Lady Shadowlie
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