Glasgow Grin

Pealing bells infuse the air

erupting gales of laughter.

A figure stirs with haunting grace

shadows trailing after.

The crimson blush of twisted lips,

painted in a grin,

Denies the beauty of her face,

hiding angles sin.

A poor and little broken doll

of jagged, shattered pieces.

Torn asunder long ago,

her sputtering flame ceases.

Drifting through dark endless days,

longing to expire.

A splash of color draws her gaze,

Only to inspire.

Casting off the binding chains.

Ending of the strife.

Pleasure lives in cruel, scarred lips:

The edge of a knife.