you’re dripping softly with brilliant hues

syrupy lavender globs are stark against the dark

your insides whisper secret shades that make me nervous to touch you

toxicity thrums through your veins

at the bottom of the bottle there are little letters

“consumptionisfatal”

but your label promises cleanliness and bliss and 

your hands cupping my dripping wet cheeks, flushed

you’re alluring so i gulp you down in a dizzying moment 

decadent and sweet

you’re addictive

i’m wasted off the essence that seeps from the corners of your lips

i want to drown myself in your aura

rose oil clings to your skin

i’m lucky because you let me cling to a single petal

my lips are bruised because i want it to be a part of me

your love gurgles down the drain

a black hole swallowing me whole

i am terrified to touch your glowing skin

but i vibrate with the need for your attention, desperate