Dark God

I will love you
in all the essence
of a dark god,
chest bare and breath shallow,
counting the gaps of your ribs,
an uneven earth in the garden
of your body, trapped beneath my fingers
as I raise my hands up the ridges
of your bones, trace
the soft curves of your lips,
the grin of a black smile
in your teeth, press my mouth
to yours and sigh
as you bite down,
hard, blood a vivid dribble
down the curve of my cheek
and a fresh stain across the front
of my shirt
until it reaches the axis
of my heart.
I have been waiting
for this and with every second
I can feel the pulse of the blood
beneath your skin,
the scream of your cells
and the gasp of your lungs
left crawling across my body
in punishment for what
I have done.
There is very little choice
in this matter,
so please, kiss me,
let me lay you back along the sheets
and begin my final descent
down with you.