lover is a day

lamb heart

the boy and the girl have only met once
but it was then that they were bound together
flesh looped through threads of bone marrow and saliva

when she is apart from him she scratches at her skin till there are ribbons of crimson across all umber
she looks for him inside her tissue
inside her teeth
he does the same
peels back layers and layers
searching for the most familiar

to be one with another body
to devote mindlessly

when they reunite it is ashes upon ashes
spilled paints smeared across lipstick covered faces
hands that don't caress but shake and mangle

have you ever wanted someone so bad that you'd trade tooth and nail?
that you'd take and give too much?
she poured herself out for him
drop by drop

they are not in love
but they are hungry