By the turnstile
beckons a damsel fair
The face of Melinda
neath blackened hair
No joy would flicker in her eyes
Brooding sadness came to a rise
Words would falter to atone
Failure had passed
the stepping stone
She had sworn
her vows to another
This is when no-one will bother
And conceded pain in crumbling mirth
A harlot of God upon the earth
Found where she sacrificed her ways
That hollow love in her face
Still I plotted to have her back
The contentment
that would fill the crack
My soul released a fluttering sigh
This day fell, the darkness nigh
I took her by the hand to say
All faith forever has been washed away
I returned for you in great dismay
Come with me, far away to stay
Endlessly gazing
in nocturnal prime
She spoke of her vices
and broke the rhyme
But baffled herself
with the final line
My promise is made
but my heart is thine