Tear the gate off it’s castle
hinges, draw your sword,
chase her madly
into the garden
Pin her
wrists to
the sky
ankles to earth
Tear away
buttons
silk
lace
crown
Place her across your tongue
this ritual
(of fruit stolen from the vine)
Greedy
with every drop
Soaked
chin
collar
robe
thigh
sheets
Be savage
as fire
as Murder
as betrayal
Plunge your blade into her
throat
her belly
her womb
Rip her into pieces
with you bare hands
Break her
until she is whole
again
Exchange
bite
and blood and the
Carving of your names
into each other’s throats
across your backs
Wrap her
copper hair
around your right hand
your left
around her
sovereign neck
Curve her spine
like the earth
kiss her forehead
as her eyes close
in benediction
baying at a sky
full of envy