Consequences

It was only human nature
to go walking with the devil
in the valley of temptation,
where promises of pleasure abound.

Lulled by the intoxicating lure
of reckless abandon,
he succumbed to
those whims
of wretched decadence.

Now, his soul screams
in agony
as lifeblood seeps from the razor blade smile
under his chin
and they slice him up the middle
before shedding the skin
like some stag
left hanging
from the branch of an old oak tree,
where a black cloud of flies
feeds
upon his blood.

So, if you find yourself tempted to go
sleeping with the enemy behind the scars
of bad experience, just remember:
There is always a price to pay.