I.
For once I knew great love, and it was fine.
Now I am alone. It is fine.
II.
Enter the heretic. For he is I and he lives in my heart.
III.
Love flows from her to me. I am drunk with her gaze.
IV.
Nothing more can come of this,
For I am her heart’s temptation, and
I am the Devil.
V.
Because of my unintended influence, her heart grows uncertain.
VI.
The gods watch eagerly to see how I will proceed.
Each tugs a string. Each plays a card. But,
I can deny their influence.
VII.
Chronos blesses me! 12 days to hatch a plot.
All wait for my move.
I take solace. I retreat to my chamber.
VIII.
Time tricks.
IX.
I am flush with despair and depression.
My future course is foggy.
X.
I sort through my feelings one brush stroke at a time