Deck your body in tight black
with high black boots to match,
but throw on crimson eyeliner
and ruby paint on lips
so your lover can find you
on the dim lit dancefloor.
Watch green lasers slice through
the air around the stage.
What a lovely neon halo
around the fallen angels
singing on the stage.
The one drenched in blood
pulls out a heart to eat
for what is art if not
your heart exposed.
A woman in a silken robe
lets a man write kanji
on her skin
from head to toe.
She smiles at the crowd
as she turns to display
the seal against evil
along her spine.
We in the darkness cheer
as the man puts another line
on her inner thigh
set to the shamisen
and fast taiko beats.
Next comes the rock stars
decked in leather.
The one with the operatic chords
and the other with screaming energy
give the fans a taste
of Gothic beauty with a hint
of wrath.
At the end of the show,
your performing friend
comes to hug you.
“Did you enjoy the show?”
