You unmasked me
in an instant
I thought it would be
more important
I had anticipated
the moment
I’d bolt away
if anyone
got that close
but it wasn’t
a big deal
there was nothing
really to see
because
you were in me
all along
exciting my pulse
racing hot moist
eliciting pictures
from the deep
painting welts
of dramatic scenes
on my skin
bruised kisses
molten magma
the brute and the beast
which one is you
which one is me
I forgot my name
as the sweat dripped
down the places
I filled with the sweet
pain of need
you pushed me
so hard
I cried to climax
I became release
mouth gaping
slack-eyed
Show me your body
the whip lashed
four simple words
that spelled out
open to me
show me your wound bleed
I am the turn of the wheel
your before and after
the messenger
the harbinger
that promises
one final breath
I free fall into
vast open
all pervading
space
unclaimed and untamed
we entwine and lock
wills and claws
with all the tenderness
underneath
contain me please
while I fall apart
even if it’s an illusion
scoop me into your arms
tell me again
how death
is not the end
as you open my sex
to mend what was
splayed and stripped away
we shed what was broken
and transcend
brilliant and rising