you stain my skin like pomegranate juice
this tantalizing red screams romance
and speaks my love for you
it reminds me of the roses I stole
from the old man's garden to give to you
and the blush in your cheeks
and the embers that tickle my lips every time we kiss
i never want to wash you away
...
you stain my skin like blood
this horrifying red, sinking deep into my pores
i scrub until my skin is raw
and burns under the stream of water
it reminds me of your presence
it started out as a soothing warmth
then a lust filled fire
then the scorching anger
i now realize you were burning me alive
