His Spanish accent seems to flow off his lips like rose water and honey The sugary sound of his lies and the salt from his troubled past tastes like something you’d get at a carnival Sticky and sweet His eyes the color of burnt leaves And the bronze of his tossled hair Makes me want to lunge at him with all my force Makes me want to demand for his love Makes me want him to forget about his darkness and love me with all of his inner being To be consumed by him To be his everything But That can’t happen Because the only thing he’ll ever love are his addictions