she was a bird
living under a cloud
dying in her dreams
he was a bee
his wings floating in heaven's ocean
his honey seeping down his spine
into her lungs
folding over her heart
dripping onto her bones
sticky.
growing adhesive to her brain
melting into her thoughts
so deep it kept her eyes open
so deep her dreams distressed into earth and her silhouette was blinded by the shine of his sun
so deep she couldn't feel his sting
immediate remorse flown through his throat
as he searched for his last breath
as he slept under soil
- the bird and the bee
