I swore I'd never love again...
...The best laid plan of beasts and men.

I never thought I'd pay the price,
For the darkness in their heart...
They said I'm just an animal,
That I'd rip you part from part.

These hands, while not as gentle,
Still reach for warmth's embrace.
Hidden 'neath this green-eyed mask,
You'll find a human face.

But they came for me at night,
With readied pitchfork arms,
and blazing torches set alight.

The farmer in the...