b r e a t hless,

             e n t w i n e d.

heart
            B E A T S (ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum)

in rhythm — a placid melody

invoking…

S I L E N C E.

forbidden love,
                 S P R A W L E D  O U T 
                                 (disguised as superficial lust)

in between stolen glances…
                 defiance, radiance, s u b m i s s i o n.

only to  W A K E
                 in a pool of resolutions not their own.