• Four weeks since the funeral.
    Since my heart was no longer whole.
    I spent my time in solitude
    Until the day he did intrude.
    It started as a simple knock
    I went down stairs and turned the lock.

    “My name is Lucian Sipher
    My friends all call me Lou
    You’ve got a great desire
    And I think I can help you.

    There are so many lost souls
    With such deafening pleas
    And I’ve helped them fulfill their goals
    With elegance and ease.

    You could travel the whole globe
    Searching for those that I’ve helped gain
    And by your journeys end
    You will have found none that complain”

    He stood there with a crooked grin
    Dark intent hidden within
    Rather tall and dressed in black
    “Just tell me what it is you lack.”

    “You can’t help me stranger,
    Take your wares and leave.”
    “You’d rather just sit in the dark,
    Left all alone to grieve.”

    “I don’t know who sent you,
    To disturb me in my grief.
    But if you’ve got something to say
    Then speak and make it brief.”

    “I’m here to offer you a deal.
    I know there’s one you miss.
    So we’ll make all your dreams real.
    You can see her smile, feel her kiss.

    I have right here a little tome
    Use it and you can bring her home

    I know you wish she could’ve stayed.
    And she will. Once you have paid.

    Which brings us to the cost
    To get back what you’ve lost.

    Hmmm.
    Now to return your adored.
    It’s nothing that you can’t afford.”

    “I know not where you’ve come from.
    Nor why you’ve chosen me.
    But if you can grant my wish
    I’ll gladly pay the fee.”

    “I was hoping you would say that.
    It makes me glad to hear.
    ‘Cause everything I’m offering
    Is nothing you should to fear.

    This book’s had many owners
    They used it eagerly.
    They changed their lives with it.
    Then it was returned to me

    Just take the blade
    Give a quick slice
    And read these words
    To pay the price.

    A bit of blood
    Is all it takes
    Now, c’mon, do it
    For your love’s sake.”


    “The blood that pumps within this vein
    I give to you so I may gain.”


    You take the book
    I’ll take the deed.
    Now let’s have a look …

    Go ahead and read.