Ancora

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​I had forgotten
How exquisitely painful
Desire like this could be
Your teeth sunk
Deep into my shoulder
And the gnawing need
For more
​The fraying tether
Is brittle rubber
Breaking around the
Metal chain core
That explains my eyes
Still holding
After all this time
Your eyes like
Chestnuts roasting
Per me, era fuoco
You taught me not to wilt ​​
In the face of flames