Don’t play with the Devil, he always cheats.
T.L. MARTINDon’t play with the Devil, he always cheats.
T.L. MARTINI desire very little, but the things I do consume me.
T.L. MARTINI’m a bird trapped in a self-made cage.
T.L. MARTINThere’s nothing more dishonest than words.
T.L. MARTINShe wore her scars as her best attire. A stunning dress made of hellfire.
T.L. MARTINYou will eventually lose control, and when you do – when you lose every last shred of it until you can’t see red from black, right from wrong – I will be here. Ready to back you up, the way you should be doing for me.
T.L. MARTINWhen half the town, law enforcement included, has paid the woman in question for an ‘adult evening,’ it’s almost impressive how quickly she loses credibility.
T.L. MARTINMaybe I’ve dragged myself through the mud since then, but even mud hardens beneath your shoes. I must be standing on a mountain of it by now. And no one can touch me from way the hell up here.
T.L. MARTINDo not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.
T.L. MARTINWe both know you won’t touch her. You’re going to force her to be deprived just because you are.
T.L. MARTINIt’s just a question. A question whose answer no longer has the power to hurt me.
T.L. MARTINCrawl inside this body, find me where I am most ruined – love me there.
T.L. MARTINLove me like my demons do.
T.L. MARTINLike I’m a puzzle to be worked out and he’s got all damn day.
T.L. MARTINPushing out a breath, I lean against the wall and slide to the floor. I sit beside her for as long as it takes. Listening until her sobs fade and the shower turns on.
T.L. MARTINBefore I found an outlet through sex and blood.
T.L. MARTIN