Teeth

By Maddie Cincala 

Show me how much you love me 
as your teeth tear into my flesh, 
penetrating skin, tissue, and muscle. 
Bask in my blood as my warmth 
slides down your throat, 
quenching your thirst.  
Tell me you love my taste, 
as your tongue explores my skin; 
feeling the thrum of my quickening pulse  
against your lips, savoring every drop.  
Hold me close to you, heart to heart, 
as you slowly consume me 
body and soul, blood and sweat.  
Let me taste myself on your lips 
and smell my viscera on your breath 
while you whisper the sweetest things to me. 
Tell me I’m yours, that I’m forever a part of you, 
giving me one last kiss before I go; 
a crimson smear that marks me as yours.  
When I begin to fade, I’ll smile up at you, 
bearing ivory soaked in blood as you do the same. 
And as you ease me down gently, you’ll tell me, 
to be known is to be tasted.