the traitor's kiss
my heart laments for but a whisper –
a gentle kiss, his eyes of amber
the delicate turbulence that epitomizes he
who has done everything I thought was for me
for amorous dreams obscured my vision
of his terrible, cruel, pitiless mission
and now the venom runs through my veins
hindering me like a million, unforgiving chains
my blood drips onto the ashen snow
along with everything I've come to know
the world becomes an obsidian blur
for his abhorrent poison has no cure
and I succumb to the chilling cold
of the morbid darkness that strips me bold
as rays of gold fall to the trap of night
I bid farewell to all my might
yet despite all that, I still truly miss
the very reason I've come to this
and the pain burns like fire
as it seeps into my wounds
betrayal, love, and desire
for my death, they croon
and slowly, surely, my strength – my everything slips
yet, all I can but do is pray for the traitor's kiss.
a/n: Hiya there, folks. : ) Yey, for my first [one-sided] Hope/Vikram. I know it's pretty short, but hey, it's not like I'm writing an epic or anything. x) Oh, and a short explanation:
The poem takes place after Hope is betrayed by Vikram in an alliance (yus, history repeats itself in the second generation ;P) and left alone in the freezing cold of Turkey after he injects her with a certain kind of venom. Yet despite that, she admits that she still yearns for him (in a way, I guess). And you could see how this rings true, for even as she slowly became unconscious, all she can do is pray for is for him to save her. But he doesn't come, and she thinks she's left alone to die. (but she doesn't really die, of course. I imagine Arthur finding her and forming a new alliance with her. But this time, she's more vigilant– which is why despite teaming up with him, she makes sure to do a quick background-check, which leads her into finding out that he's a Vesper.) :D
Well, hopefully, that was good enough for you. :) This is unbetaed, by the way, so if you have any critique, go ahead and say it. :) Thee shall not be afraid.
~Jamie
P.S. Credits to Snow (Snowstorm xD) for correcting the last line. I love ya, dearie. :P (cue huggle)