you make a pretty wolf
bent over and shy

'how we are sad, crooked as trees'

wagging haunt tail
howling hurt lies

our games are violent, fantastic charades--burning, burning!
always at the feet of the other, tumble through nestled hair
like distant waves come afar from distant shores
we never know where!
such beautiful sighs escaping your mouth, dearest, how i envy
oh sister of mine, take a bite, take a bite, trap me, trap me!
find a place behind your teeth and hold me there

the longest of nights are spent tending to wounds
natural things--'let's see how long we can go without rest!'
speaking wildly of escape, making plans
fueling the fear of success!
such intoxication, such wild eyes! dearest, how we find
our minds are all make-pretend and there are no bounds
to how far we could fall if only we tried!

'then let us!'
'let us what?'
'let us forget! let's not believe!'
'i don't understand'
'idiot, let's leave!'

how cruel she can be but who am i to argue--burning, burning!
of course we must leave! our gods are tiny and feral
our garden lay fallow, certainly nothing holds us here
not even our shadows!
'draw closer' your lips do pray, dearest, how they pray
and allow me your hand as we set off for shores
none too distant, but far far away

all that was left was hunger for it was all that we knew
'wake up, wake up! we're here, we're here!'
our stomachs did cry, and what else did we see
but a castle in the sky!
running on all fours, dearest, how we ran!
storming the palace--both prince and princess
together we ate the king and laughed ourselves to death!