You do right to stay away

my intentions are not pure

I want to pull you under

down into my dark sea

where you can no longer breathe

but take the breath of me

My breath will become

your breath

can’t you see?

That’s how I will be loving you —

what more do you need?

Ravenous hunger unfolds

burning the sky

fiercely lingering

as you undress and

I undo your satin bow

And when it's my turn

to finger your ruffles

I cannot speak…

Whispered goose bumps

traverse skin

Wearing nothing but lust

In your arms…

we combust