nothing so sweet
lingers long
dreams of sheets
scented with sweat
are as ephemeral as smoke
bitter shock
consumes your attention
eats away and mangles
shadows of stained glassed windows
it dribbles from slack lips
savor your drops of honeyed gold
focus upon the unbearable
be sickened by the saccharine
break your bones
suck the rich marrow dry
until you must burst
your unsteady gait
and shaking hands
the burning need
and blazing light
a gaping maw of hunger
only fed morsels
a whiff of love