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Pandora's Song--    Golden-Haired Demon

Golden-haired demon, I know your name
But who you were before, I cannot say
Who are you, and why does your face
Haunt my dreams?

Golden-haired demon, I see you at last
But who is the woman behind the mask?
Who are you, and what is your
Relationship to me?

No, I won't break for you
You'd enjoy it too much, and I have too much to do
You're not by any means
The only thing that's haunting me
There's a child with golden hair like yours
Constantly in my dreams

Golden-haired demon with a child's face
When we first met, what was your place?
Who were you when we first knew
Who the other was?
Do you even know?

Well, you're not by any means
The only thing that's haunting me
There's a child with golden hair like yours
Constantly in my dreams
The people who trust me don't know her name
No one at all knows my pain
And so you cannot know
It cannot be
For that would mean--
and I can't believe
I won't believe
You have any
Connection to me

Golden-haired demon, I've seen you before
But where, exactly, I won't explore
For my child had golden hair like yours
And I can't believe
I won't believe
A demon like you
Could have ever been
Part of me

-- 
Alara Rogers, Aleph Press