To Mistress Gloom

To Mistress Gloom by Jack A.S. Dunce Oh! My gloom! You have been my constant fix Your icy stare took colors from my eyes A world where roses are just thorny sticks Mistress gloom I offer rainbows as prize My lady, your pale, hard hands gripped my heart You wrung out joy and happy, left the sad Now love is snake oil peddled in a cart Mistress gloom you've made my heart a nomad My maiden, your glum, dark lips whisper slurs You drowned me in self-doubt that drove me mad I see in mirrors a contrived poseur Mistress gloom I've fallen for your ballad Dear, your devout embrace broke will and hope, You pushed me off the steep slopes of dismay All day by the bow windows, scared to cope Mistress gloom my dreams you haunted each day Cherie, your wistful kiss will be my death You brought Death to my doorstep preaching peace On a ledge, taking in one last deep breath Mistress gloom, embracing death, your showpiece (c) pgmr 12/11/2023 Photo not mine, Cttro