It began with the chase,
persistent and light.
She fell to his grace,
his charm, and his might.

He said he loved her
but
there was always
a price.
Impossible rules
that controlled
her life.

He took her space, her air,
her voice, her sight.
And imprisoned her in his
World of endless night.

He dined
on her love,
her soul,
and her light.

Gorged
on her fear,
her pain,
her hope.

Her plight.

And when he was done.
He told her the lie.

It was she who was evil,
and he the knight.