Inseparable

She waits happily      
while the heart clocks whisper      
behind my back      
nuzzling the soft flesh of my ear      
running a finger across worry lines
smiling as my eyes mist over      
I flinch at the thought      
of poor tomorrow's meal      
     
Bonded from birth      
and together always      
our riches rolling in the long grass      
celebrating summers with the thrill      
of every new page turned      
knowing each day belongs only to her      
the bitterest truth we share  
a forbidden unspoken word      
     
Sooner or later      
she will take her pleasure      
piecemeal slowly      
or suddenly on a whim      
but all are drawn      
even the ghosts of love      
swarming helpless to the flower      
whose petals never fall      
Her appetite runs ruthless      
shining ageless      
and cruel      
while without mercy      
she waits to consume us all