my darling paro,

this throat
stained deep blue
from your magic touch
now dazzles like sapphire

crystallized
snake venom
hastily consumed
from the churning of
the universe’s darkest desires

unwanted remnants from the big bang....

in containing
that poison at the neck,
you sustain
the all important dance of love
continually going on
within my heart....
where
you alone live

love,
neelakanth

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