Scylla, Charybdis, ‘twixt wheel and stone
Imprisoned by unyielding embrace,
Mortar and pestle, stripped to the bone
By sentences cursed, impaled and placed,
Fool of Venus with sins to atone

Razor’s incision, fatal design,
Cascading crimson torrents afire,
Sangre de Christo, holy blood wine,
Entangled, hooked deep, need and desire,
Gibbet and Jester, hellish consign

Gambles and wagers, throwing away
Safety and shields all, life on the brink,
The Piper’s bill due, desperate play
Flush busted and broke, unable to think,
Impov’rished dancer, there’s Hell to pay

Drawn and quartered, dismemb’ring ahead,
Beloved court beyond all appeal,
Refusing to die, stubborn undead
Raging ‘gainst ending, thunderous peal,
Amorous clown, love’s protean bed