tongues

novelty fades with
cherry stem knots and piercings
speak to me in tongues

last call

what drives you to drink
after bartender's last call
thirst or loneliness?

discovery is cocaine

high on novelty
discovery is cocaine
stranger in my bed

til night's end

love me til night's end
at dawn heart is full again
armour for the day

mask drops

darkness sets the stage
partner to perfect eclipse
your mask drops at night

break and enter

we break and enter
lovers shatter everything
glean meaning from bones

wave after wave

warmth, wave after wave
swarms sussurating, fragrant
honey in its wake