Come love,
Lay your smooth hand on my trembling heart
Flesh on flesh, white on red, the finest art
Walk your fingers gently down each wrinkle
Each depth a scar, bleeding
Each swelling a pain, growing
Slide your palms slowly along each curve, dying
Feel every laugh, every cry, choking
Stronger, love
Wrap both your hands around my heart, lethal love-making
Embrace it soft, embrace it hard, ageless frost melting
Harder, love
Face the temptation, bitter in its sweetness
Witness the lust, doubtful in its keenness
Watch, as the hands strengthen, merciless
Listen, as the heart breaks, soundless
Resist, as the hands redden, passionless
Breathe, as the end draws near, reckless
Smile, a betrayal uncalled for, helpless
Cry, the embrace that smothers…
Love, the sweetest demise…