Her fire pours into me
Drop by bloody drop
White feathers unfurl
As a barbed tail coils around my leg
Trapping me in a kiss

Her nails rake my back
Drawing red scars from her gentle touch
Feeding hungrily at my throat
With the sigh of a well pleased lover

I look into those pure eyes
And see no soul
She had thrown it away
When she ripped out mine
With loving care

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