Insane

She held close, a rose in hand

And bled from its thorns

Crimson tears that flowed about

With ever bitter scorn

The blood is sweet, she said

And bitter all the same

The pain is more gratifying, though

It keeps my demons tamed

A fleeting gleam in her eyes

A twinkle from her teeth

Smiling with her heart's demise

She called me bitter sweet

She caressed with her bloodied hand

Mine so pure, unstained

And left a haunting streak of red

That marked me calm and sane

She danced in beat with the rain

That lingered on her brow

And like dew trailing upon my skin

She stayed, she danced, she bowed

But even then she held the rose

With its thorns upon her hand

The flaming red of the blood and flower

Was her remedy's demand

Yes, I  knew her once

Once upon a night

When the heavens opened for me

To receive me with delight

But I denied heaven's favor

And I remained still,

In the place my life had ended

I thought it my greatest will 

I was nothing to the world then

But a wary shadow

Until she came and held out her hand

And brought me a good tomorrow

Her sweet silence traded noise

Her victorious defeat

Her last  words, her sane sound

Acceptance and her seat

Then everyone thought her mad

A senseless mute in mind

Living without fear of hate

As fate would have us entwined

Crazy is a compliment

Sanity is a curse

She smiled as she finished, holding my hand

'Cause I've been through the very worst

She danced at the edge of rooftops

Laughed aloud in the rain

She's lived, she's dead, she's wandering

Yes, she was insane

The best of her was left in me

And mine a part of her

She's brought me out of misery

And called it her ever after