words by dominic riccitello

i die on your lips
to taste your kiss
an undying wish
to be with
someone like you
yet i feel the pain
to be alone
to be within
for us to hold
and for you i stroke
my nails against your spine
hoping to be with you at night
with tangled scars
legs twined
i feel you in this
and this is nothing
like what it’s like
to die in your twists
in sheets at night