Day 26 - Bite

 Hold still.
Let me test the pulse 
in your neck with my teeth.

Let me press the threat 
of my hand around your wrists;
the cut of sharp nail 

pinned to your palms.
Hitch of breath, crescendo 
approaching as the heat 

rebounds between our bodies. 
Feel your life pass 
across my tongue as it 

traces the road of an artery
down the map of you; 
a world to conquer 

in this moment as you, 
caged bird, sing my name 
like a deity.