fatal collision

wrench my arm from your grip,

reluctant to release;

savor the shadows that will linger,

tattoos of tender violence.

teeth, draw blood-

ruby dewdrops, from your lips,

relish the ocean-echoed salt

making rivulets in your veins.

eyes brood, eyes wound,

undress, accuse, confess;

try to look through the windows-

but I boarded mine up.

grow claws, dig deep,

draw tiger stripes on your back.

hold me down, fight you off,

release the sea within you.

hands and tongue and teeth,

blood and pain and bliss-

give each other the daggers

to maim eternal; fatal moonlit pleasure.