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Lust For Life

I long for the feeling of soft, perfumed skin
Pressed against me while I veil the thin guise that is my sin
Moving so slowly as I slide my tense fingertips across it
My hands find gently sloping hills where darkened mounds sit

The bloom of rose petals beckoning my embrace
Hot breath flows over my neck, ears, and face
I close the distance in the dark searching for that chance
Two dying stars hoping for that one last dance

Ragged breath accompanies the touch of trembling lips
The sway of my lovers hips as they rise and dip
The motions quicken and slow at my desire
While I stoke the burning embers of this glowing pyre

These sinner's hands raise in prayer to a false god
While my beating heart quickens as she simply nods
Only thoughts of the pleasure in my actions
The steamy seduction of a life taken in fractions

One part sex, three parts sin, two parts despair, and one part pain
Living for the evil in life knowing we aren't sane
Seeking the lost pieces so we can be whole
I try to fill all the spaces in your soul

The lovers embrace becomes something strange
Fingers like fangs slip around her neck in exchange
Of whispered promises that tell lies
I come to despise these urges as I look into her eyes

It's for both of us, I say as her eyes bulge
She can't hear me, too afraid of her secrets to divulge
The truth in these moments of ecstasy
We both flee the reality of our addiction but are never free

Her back arches and for an instant we are infinite
Joined in the dark, the spark of life is lit
Desperately reaching for that feeling
So we can pretend these fleeting moments are healing
The cracks in our soul that life slips through

Clawing for air, we are resuscitated
In the dark where the warmth has faded