Willing to Sacrifice with Roses

"I asked him if he desired eternal life." "His contemptuous smile is nothing more than a tool for seduction by inhuman things." They greedily raised their hands and knelt their heads in front of my seat, praying for mercy from this inhuman thing. Everyone hates it, everyone desires it. Is it the Muse or the serpent in the Garden of Eden? Have I ever had the slightest affection for you? Are you willing to me?