your feet toe the edge of the 

cliff. it is rocky and steep and the crashing of waves

echo again and again in your ears. 

the water is abyss-black. you look down at

it and it stares back at you with a desire 

you have never felt before. 

jump, it coos, velveteen tones draping across

the small of your back. its grip tightens ‘round

your waist something fierce

you can feel its grin up against 

the nape of your neck. 

( it is intoxicating ) 

( the water looks like absinthe ) 

you can’t live in moments like these 

forever, you know. the seconds before 

you make a choice only last for 

so very long. 

the waves flash their winning smiles 

and slam themselves on the rocks. it’s 

almost as if they’re screaming look at this carnage,

it’s for you. all of it. watch us break our bones for

you.