Nourishment

You said it was like food. 

The words. The voice. 

The occasional whisper. 

And then, you went on a diet. 

Show me

Show me one good reason to love 

Is it not but punishment 

For each time you let your self go 

Is it not the paved road to hell 

On which you rise, and fall 

Is it not a ticket to destruction

Is it not why you wake up with tears 

And don't know why 

You can't breathe, and yet aren't dead 

Show me one good reason to love 

And I'll show you darkness 

Surrounded by lights that fade eventually 

One day at a time

His taste, on her tongue 

Was like acid. 

Psychedelic and recurring. 

And with each kiss, 

The drug infused with her blood 

Till she couldn't think straight anymore.

It was what it was. 

Terse. Hellish. Permanent. 

Entwined between their drenched bodies 

Lay heaven and earth's dreams, 

And words that would never be spoken 

Till he raised her mouth to his again.