slap the beat across his back, br nails strum the strings hard- br tongue contorts, the violation of song- br storm that rises in and out of his chest: br morning sleeps here br br br br I breathe br and beat br between the soft br hues of skin- br pulsate and throb br like the thumb of your heart- br where rainbows begin themselves br in the vapors of your sweat, br then die a full life br spent in shadow br br br br I live br in-between notes and chords, br the song within your lungs, br I long br to follow the inhalation deep br within the folds of your being- br to be br and become br the butterfly that is sprung br from the depths of destruction- br br you are the evening song, br yet you recreate the world br within the vibration of my womb- br gravitationless and starless, br you spit light-years into existence br that sprout millenniums and br spark human eclipse- br br br br a tear against God's iris, br you are tragically delicious br in a thousand shades of night br that is the whitest tone of darkness- br love me still, br love me still, br love me into stillness- br br br for I am the darkness and you, br br br you are the universebr br Amberlee Carterbr br