It begins and I rush in with fire in my veins
Since the first time claws met skin it's never been the sameThe heat spills over with my smile
Looked forward to this for a whileMy skin will itch, my fingers twitch
I'll see a ripple in my wristIt looks like water whirling home
or when you swirl my latte foamin your hand, above my head
my coherence under threatMy knuckles crack and joints will bend
The claws will split my finger endsFrom this point you think it'd hurt
You know it really did at firstNow the moonlight's cooling balm
Slips like ice against my palmMy hands open like flowers bloom
and even then it won't end soonAn expert tease, the muscles pop
sliding over round bone topsMy chest will clench and then my belly
My teeth fall out and turn to jellyFangs replace them, slicing molars
Silken strings will slip my shouldersMy hips will pop and slide around
Stretch and snap, I love that soundClose to climax filling up
The ripples spread from down to upI smile 'cause it isn't over
My edges feel like fuzzy cloversDown to up and up to down
Fluid flows from head to groundFur spreads out and in a rush
There's nothing that I love this muchMy spine extends, the first tail twitch
Flexing like a willow switchLoose-boned grace, a happy tremble
I laugh, I leap, and then I ambleIt's hard to keep my skin contained
I remember that last time it rainedThen the world was filled with scent
Sound pricked my ears and there I wentNow I pace in my backyard
The creek's nearby and deer ain't hardI leap to a branch, lie down like a wish,
and look forward to the next month's shift