cass II

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=170 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="135aa962dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> the second poem from the cass collection</div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B> </B><B><IMG SRC="15396270.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="39" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >|     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U>home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="cass"><U>cass</U></A>   |   cass II   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I do"><U>I do</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="butterflies"><U>butterflies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="jump"><U>jump</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="war"><U>war</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="after the tide"><U>after the tide</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Him"><U>Him</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="blind"><U>blind</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="the belt"><U>the belt</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="blues blood"><U>blue's blood</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="opening blue"><U>opening blue</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="bluesGolden"><U>bluesGolden</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Deep blue"><U>Deep blue</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="blues gag"><U>blues gag</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Deviancy"><U>Deviancy</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="release"><U>release</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="blues Cologne"><U>blues Cologne</U></A></div> <div> cass II (a new victim)</div> <div> [the private eye]</div> <div> there she goes</div> <div> selling devious thoughts</div> <div> to the innocent</div> <div> with spiralling smoke</div> <div> puffed from a crack pipe</div> <div> and all she says is</div> <div> "dream on. dream on"</div> <bR> <div> [cass (the prophetess)]</div> <div> i'm yours</div> <div> if the price is right</div> <div> but don't touch me.</div> <div> (don't ever touch her.)</div> <div> hush little baby</div> <div> don't say a word</div> <div> (scream. yell. maybe someone will hear.)</div> <div> just lie here</div> <div> and close your eyes,</div> <div> (don't do it. for god's sake, don't do it, child.)</div> <div> and perhaps you'll receive</div> <div> a big surprise.</div> <div> (you'll never wake up. </div> <div> she's evil.</div> <div> the spawn of satan.</div> <div> hail mary, sweet jesus</div> <div> protect the child.)</div> <div> shhhh. hush, little baby,</div> <div> don't you worry.</div> <div> i'll take care of you.</div> <div> mama loves her little baby.</div> <div> her child</div> <div> her beautiful child</div> <div> with thick rich blood.</div> <div> pure sweet innocent blood.</div> <div> (oh, god, no! please, no!)</div> <bR> <div> [the novelist]</div> <div> "...she rocked him slowly in her lap. his wide eyes gazed at her with the innocence only a child can possess. a sweet blank innocence without knowledge. the only innocence that appealed to her. small game really. an easy kill.</div> <div>      she crooned softly as she rocked, and slowly, much too slowly for her, the boy closed his eyes. she nuzzled his cheeck, inhaling his warm scent. the soft smell of baby powder. he was small. so small. only an infant really. she moved her head lower and pressed her face against his neck marvelling at the softness. he was so warm. so alive. my how she loved him. everyone commented on how good she was with children. what they didn't know.</div> <div>      she ticked his neck with her tongue, teasing herself. she sucked slowly at his skin. softly,  just to bring the blood to the surface. she began to sweat. she licked his skin again and moaned. she was moving too fast. she wanted to savor the child. this child, born to a virgin. the child of christ. suddenly she could no longer contain herself and she bit the child. she shuddered as his rich red blood smelling of incense and myrhh spluttered into her mouth. his rich red untainted blood. she sucked greedily...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> â <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >by blue</FONT></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>