"I lie
before you soaked
in white orchid, its redolence
assails like devil’s fire. And when
you..."

“I lie

before you soaked

in white orchid, its redolence

assails like devil’s fire. And when

you sheathe my body with your flame

I get drunk from the blood of you, the flame of you.

Then, when the new moon mounts

black sky, I inhale your breath

and pray to you: swallow me

alive.”

- J.B. Bernstein, “Bacchanalia” (via missvoodoodoll)
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Published on January 17, 2016 14:00
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