She Unfolds (part 4 of the Kitsune-Mochi saga)

Keikyoku unfolds, her petals dread,

And the red, red rose upon her breast

And upon her lips, and upon her, adorn;

And she seizes the wicked and leaves the rest.

She kisses the thorns, the bramble and the brier,

Leaving ruby read lips

Leaving red rimmed eyes

Leaving blood red nails traveling through the mire.

 

Keikyoku unfolds, her petals dread,

And the miscreant merchants tremble in bed

The liars, the thieves, the breakers of dreams

She brings her prickly sensations with screams.

Both soft and harsh,

Hard and pliant,

The Bara Oni comes all defiant

In the wake of the wailing,

The flesh asundered,

The demon of thorns comes not failing.

 

Keikyoku unfolds, her petals dread,

Often she’ll creep silently into your bed

But not stealing dreams, no-

That’s for Tora Baku!

But…to create new nightmares

Where others have been.

Bara Oni is harsh

Bara Oni is soft

Bara Oni is patient

Bara Oni will bray.

 

Keikyoku unfolds, her petals dread,

She’s growing a path leading to you

She’s taking root, in the darkest of places

Trailing bloody rivulets along the way.

Her needs are simple

Her ways are severe

Keikyoku unfolds,

and her petals are dread.

 

Part One: The Kitsune-Mochi and Tora Baku

Part Two: He Does Not Dream

Part Three: Kitsune-Mochi and The Bara Oni