Desdemona
"to die upon a kiss" (William Shakespeare)
constellations linger softly
in the trap of her eyes,
and you are the prisoner,
your heart locked in a cage
thump, thump, thump
“so lonely,” she whispers,
brushing your eyelids
with soft fingertips,
strangers to calluses
thump, thump, thump
now she traces down
the arch of your nose,
every touch reminding
that you are so, so lost
thump, thump, thump
her nails scrape upon
your lips, greedy things
that hunger after her
and she knows it
thump, thump, thump
her other hand slides
to the knife sheathed
against your hip,
softness to steel
thump, thump, thump
but being lost in her
is not blindness
because you knew
the heavy deceit
thump, thump, thunk
her hand falls away,
the stars darkening,
and the warmth
bleeds away
About the Creator
Jillian Spiridon
just another writer with too many cats
twitter: @jillianspiridon
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