I smother you in gold
fire
lava
volcanos erupt
I erupt
we erupt
with uncontrollable passion
as though I desire perfection
as though I deserve happiness
as though I devour you and you alone
the spaces our hands caress
clasp
clutch
with an overwhelming urgency
are marked by tragic tenderness and admiration
an array of forbidden fruit spread before you
a delicacy
a fantasy
beckoning your fingers
inviting your tongue
teasing your taste buds
your lips against mine are sinning and sweet
accustomed to bitter memories and delicious fates
yet we continue as if nothing holds us back
back to back
we go there
again and again
insatiable appetites
fed by missed opportunities
arouse
arise
we rise
we fall
not in love but in lust
leaving everything behind
the past
the future
everything
except the moment