monsters

underbed shaking with heavy breathing
i sit, shaking snakes from my scalp
mirror-smiles, i practice my kissing
with the heavy air
reach beneath the cover to feel
claws of charity

monster, come play with me

comb my medusa hair and turn to sea-stone and gold
when our ragged scales touch, mythical proportions
doled out onto our plates
but we have too many plans to be content to sit and eat

giggle choked growls, and bare my teeth.

i empty my closet of fear
let it fill my souless space
bloodthirsty trouble laid asunder
i sleep still, with a nightmare's caress
the lilt of howls and emptiness
sink your teeth
in my apple-white skin, bloodshot eyes
hungry wolf smile,
be mean
and mean it.

beneath the cork tree
we lace our fingers in the cat's cradle
and hollow-eyed, fixate on scissors
to slice the strings that seperate our values
haunt me no longer.