“hansel, my love, it’s time to wake up”
you once said mine is the one voice you truly know
tethers you to this life and the next
two halves almost made whole (a gravestone, some may call it)
young, sweet, foolishly naive
“say you’ll never leave me, gretel”
“I would never even dream of it, hansel”
this is my brother, and I love him more than life itself
time stretches on like taffy
I keep dreaming of my hansel on top of me
under heavy covers and quiet shushes
“this is just ours, gretel, and no one else’s”
you tell me to be good, and I desire nothing less
while hansel kisses me upon my chest
“just ours, and you are mine”
and it’s too dark to see my hansel’s eyes
but I know my brother, and he and his game are only ever kind
this is my brother, and I need a pen to love him
I’m rewriting memories you’ve already stolen
the way you’ve taught me to
following each breadcrumb back
around every corner, around every crevasse
hansel, my lover, can you feel me still?
lying bare beneath you, like you told me to
our secret weighs heavy inside me
“I’ll love you forever, gretel”
hansel, what if you’re the only one who does?
you’ve turned me into a ghost
you’ve gone places I can’t seem to follow
I am hollow without you here
I see you carrying pieces of me around
keep them close to you, our two hearts beating
so you know I’ll never try to leave
hansel, you swore to protect me
who do you kill when it’s your hand under my skirt
your teeth that trap my lips
your mouth that drinks my cries
your voice that wraps around my neck
oh hansel, my brother, I’m unraveling
this is my brother, and I need a gun to love him
point the pistol at your head, but in my mouth the bullet is found
it’s your blood on the leafs, but my life that leaves our eyes
hansel, you said you’d be mine forever (but I think you lied)
this is how you show your love
our two bodies laid to rest, side by side
how we were always meant to be
brother, will you be inside me tonight?
I miss your warmth, your skin, your sighs
I keep finding myself alone in our oven
thinking of your game, your touches
I can feel myself melting into the flames
each lick chanting your name
hansel, hansel, you’ve ruined me
I can’t breathe without you near
and I can’t think, and I can’t sleep
whilst you press your body against another
come back, come back finish the job like a man
fix me like you used to, like only you can
hold my innocence between your teeth once more
make sure the witch swallows the key to her oven door
oh hansel, oh my heart, there’s no me without you
my hansel, my brother, my end
— my hansel’s only good for burning things alive