The Dream. Always the Same.

The dream. Always the same.

Unmarked room. Placid jewelled floor. No ceiling.

30 black cats. Arranged in a circle. Skinned alive.

Smouldering fire. No smoke. Stench like plague.

Beautiful red haired woman. Skin like snakes. Eyes like venom.

Make love on a pyre. I cannot move. Dripping ichor.

The dream. Always the same.

Marked room. Writhing flesh floor. Gilded peering ceiling.

Single black cat. On a precipice. Fur matted maggots.

Roaring hot fire. Crackling with grease. Aroma of rose.

Patchwork woman. Inarticulate movements. Dead marionette

Make love on a pyre. I cannot move. Dripping ichor.

The dream. Always the same.