the end of innocence

my eyes are closed
the universe a cold expanse before me,
cold stars dead and soulless witness my transmutation
breathe he says
my eyes are open
pain clensing me
holding me
comforting me
stripped to the bones i lie naked
my flesh trembels at the anticipation of his touch
waneing i close my eyes again
the first strike hits
my mind is blank
the stars are now burning.
thier fire warms me
then second strike comes
i come
the emptiness is filling with shapes
writhing and coiling they embrace me as a lover
all steel and teeth
the final strike cleaves me from my husk
my soul taking flight
am i now awake?