I Am (The Doppelganger's Song)
I am the song of the rose-owl flying; I am the forest of the night. I am the joy of the spring in dying; I am your darkness and delight, I am... Honey on a razorblade, I am fire on your skin. I am standing on your threshold, Spread yourself and let me in And I’ll be you. I am the winter wolf that haunts you; I am the thorn-brier in your hand. I am the labyrinth that daunts you; You are the king, but I’m the land, I am... Hemlock in a wineglass, I am reason wearing thin. I am silence, I am screaming, Close your eyes and let me in And I’ll be you. I am dancing in the moonlight, I am beauty with no heart; I am stories told by twilight, I am torture as an art. I am happy ever after left to sour and turn to dust; I am madness, I am laughter, I am nothing you should trust. I’m a pretty poison apple hiding something dark within, I’m the thorn that blinds the princess, I am hiding in your skin, I am... I am... I am the hidden, secret garden; I am the lock that steals the key. I am the crime that has no pardon; I am sum and whole of me, I am... Absinthe in an open wound, I am ashes on the wind, I am Snow White stained and fallen, Drop your guard and let me in And I’ll be you. You are the mask that I’ve been wearing; You are the shadow in the glass. You are the puppet past the caring; I am the snake deep in the grass, I am... Roses at your tombstone, I am where we both begin. You are only smoke and rosedust; Let it go and let me in And I’ll be you. I’ll be you. I’ve always been you.
Written on: 2005-04-06. Seanan McGuire