Flames of Love

from Obsession by Alexander Dove

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It was a night as dark as hell
when I saw the girl I knew so well
in the arms of a man with skin pale white
in a streetlamp’s pool of icy light.

She took a drag of sweetest clove
and pressed her lips in a fit of love
to the mouth of that human heap of trash—
on the wind I caught a whiff of ash.

Oh, my sweet Danielle. . .
oh, my sweet Danielle. . .
I will proudly go to hell,
only for my sweet Danielle.

As I walked back to my empty house
I saw a cat who’d caught a mouse.
He gave it some false hope to flee,
but then devoured it gleefully.

I walked into my entrance hall
and punched a hole out of my wall—
I found my broken down machine
and poured a glass of gasoline.

Oh, my sweet Danielle. . .
Oh, my sweet Danielle. . .
I will proudly go to hell,
only for my sweet Danielle.

I found him by a red, red door
I’d entered many times before,
and there in that familiar place
I poured my cup on his pale, pale face.

I smashed the glass on his wretched head
and beat him till my knuckles bled.
I breathed in slowly, lit a match,
lit up, and settled down to watch.

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from Obsession, released September 18, 2010

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Alexander Dove Chicago, Illinois

Alexander Dove is a songwriter, poet, and composer, who also plays in the traditional Celtic folk group Dòrain. Alexander Dove is used for more-or-less solo or self-directed work, regardless of genre. Published writings are under the name Alexander Dove Lempke. ... more

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