We kiss br on the edge br br of the cliff br br dizzy with br the danger of it br br the sea br br greedily eating br br the crumbling land br beneath us br br & below us br br waves crash br around the unseen br br & seen br rocks. br br You have to stand br on tip toe br br to kiss me br br & in my embrace br I lift you off your feet br br as you dangle br from my kiss br br you fasten your arms br tighter around my neck. br br “Hold me over br the cliff... br br kiss me...over its nothingness! ” br br “So that I could fall br or you could dropp me br ...if you wanted to! ” br br Your mouth br kissing me intensely br br as if you only br hanging from this br br solitary br kiss br br breathless br you tell me br br it was like br “...walking on air br br & if fell br br I wouldn’t have cared! ” br br The sea br cheated of us br br bellows below br us br br a minotaur br in this maze br of madness br br you an Ariadne br I a Theseus br br in the myth br br of our own br making.