Cherry

By Kriti Arora

I’ll kiss you with my

Cherry red lips.

In the dark of the 

Night.

I’ll drown you

In the elixir of my youth.

I’ll kiss you 

With blood, flesh, and teeth.

I’ll paint you violet 

And blue,

Through and through.

I’ll break your heart

A million times

And then I‘ll make it

Whole again;

Just to break it once more.

Our sanguinary tragedy

Will go on

For eons and eons.

Over and over and over

Until you bequeath

Your sinew and soul,

And the fibres of your being

To me.

By Kriti Arora