The mad beat of blood
pounding inside me
in firelit sands
the rush of ocean waves
I close my eyes
And lose myself to my body
moving as if hypnotized
like some ancient charmed snake
"Oh, the Devil makes us sin,
but we like it when we're spinning..."
out of control
as we bend time against its will
in one cyclical beat
slow it down
I open my eyes
And there you are

standing still
in this sea of bodies
And I am pulled towards you
like moon and tide
like some unknown magnetic entity
my eyes draw you near
"Because we like it when we're spinning..."
skin to skin
warm breath on my neck
eyes aflame
to this beat of lust lust lust
thank the Devil for this sin
again... Oh!

She moves like poetry in the mornings.
Soft pink and gold kisses her all over
to wakefulness, to dream.
soft turns and breath music
enough to release me
from these moonbeam eyes
in a trance
the feel of her breath on my skin
hands undulate
beneath feather sheets
the feel of warm silk
on my own-
glorious.
Stirrings, small circles on my chest
the feel of her lips smiling
beneath closed eyes.
I cannot resist
running my finger down her spine
as the mad scent of her
engorges my brain.
I can watch her like this
for all eternity.
Butterflies flutter open
at the sound of my name.
The faintest trace of whirlwinds
at her fingertips
tracing my lips.
One kiss.
One smile.
And she is forever out of my life.

Beauty says
The night is young
You only sleep when you're dead
Let's dance and drink and ****
on this clear night
of stars princes and flashing lights

Beauty says
******* a kiss to keep my blood humming
like engine red scarlet lips
Keep me up, can you keep up?
tell me a pretty story
About them true love kisses and magic
like the magic in your pockets
poison my wine
when you think I'm not looking
and take me for a ride
let's have some fun in this place tonight

Beauty says
Shake me up, wake me up
I don't mind being a little rough
I'm that girl that loves her speed
dance dance trance girl
Because I'd only sleep when I'm ninety
Have you ****** someone lately?
Tell me what you wanna do
I'd get on my hands and knees
if you want me to
Just let me have my wings
and fly
Out of my mind

Beauty says
All this quiet frightens me to death
All them sleeping babes tucked in
smothering blankets in darkness
No soul to roam these streets
But that ******* Sun sneaking
into these sheets
the spell is broken
and I have to go back home
to castles dragons and daddy kings

Beauty says
The night is ours
You only sleep when you're dead
Just like me

Empty bottles
late night
a long look
at stars bright
hail a cab
hold tight

fast steps
hold hands
warm heat
the old dance
lick my lips
electric trance

I want you to undress me
As you would a flower
Crush my lips
breathe that heavy perfume
fire in the belly
hands like an army
conquer and unconquered
pounce to the beat
of this restless drum
engulf me, aflame
set this room on fire
maddening vivace
of red wine, blood
breath after breath
wave upon crash upon wave upon
color the night sky
one moment one infinity
your skin like magic
I fight
and claw
against inevitability
and time
prolong this
deliciousness
one two three hundred
moments of clarity
in an endless circle
I cry out
with stars in my eyes
And soft
                   I tremble
                   I sigh
                   A release
and the world stops
for just a moment
and it is enough
don't say a word
just lie here
with me

From thy lips
I have taken your sin
As the stars bear witness
like lamps
hanging from depthless vaults
of midnight blue
Your words
passing through electric fields
across land and sea
inflame me
for every day, each passing night
that you are not here.

Let me write your name
that has passed my lips
like a prayer of release
all over my body
like fingerprints
to mark me forever
as yours.
Let them find me here
In gossamer clouds
longingly staring at the moon
wanting of your touch,
your kisses,
your love.

Stay here with me
For it is not day
But the moon taking her steps
languorously
To keep you here with me
Away from the cold light of dawn.

How I pray that this must be so!
Time hasten your stride
For I tire of waiting
enduring every second too long
And bring my love to me-
Him and the sea salt taste of his skin,
his fiery breath upon my neck,
the caramel sweetness of his tongue.
Bring me his wondrous laughter
Or the cadence of his voice
so that I can store those notes in my heart
to claim them as my own
As his promise of ravishment
Hangs in the air
Like some heavy, perfumed fruit
the only cure for this hunger
that consumes me,
heart, body and soul.

Heavy sighs do I release, oh wondrous night,
And I hope it reaches my love,
wherever he may be tonight.

Decisiveness.
Swift and unfaltering.
steady strokes
unite ink and creamy paper
to herald this new day,
new life, anew.

I collect things- mostly words
written and unspoken
they hold a certain enchantment
and I gather them into my arms, my heart
like a greedy child
on seashell spun shores
and I hope to keep them here-
eternal and youthful
like the first memory of fireworks
and hot caramel
or glowing sea waves

I stack them on shelves
in between pages
in secret corners
even whispering to the wind
and in between the sheets

I keep things
and steal some things
like sunshine, rain, a kiss
because I wanted to
maybe you wanted me too
Desire is fleeting, ephemeral and often fickle
but it is decisive in the heat of the moment
sharp as a knife,
and it cuts through my thoughts
again and again
until
maybe just until-

I run out of pretty little words to collect
leaving me no choice
but to sing it out loud
the first three words I took
I took from a single glance
a secret gaze
from an electric dance
that we started
along time ago
one that seems to go on and on
like the pounding rhythm
of erratic heartbeats.

All of it means so little,
all of it means everything
or nothing.

And until that day comes
let me lie here
alone but me and the stars
to spin those pretty little words
feel their cadence on my tongue
with my eyes closed

lie here and wait
until the last sound
of your name
escapes me

And the enchantment
complete.

Here I am
come back again
like a breeze that blows
when a whistle escapes my lips

Come and find me
In the same place that I once left,
A place I forget to remember,
But never remember to forget

And when you do,
Come to me
Dark as night
Sweet as sin
Twin stars sparkling in the pale moonlight

And on some distant shore
Across star -crossed seas
Find me
kiss me in the dark
And tear my hips
with lips
spun with fire.