I should warn you
I do not fall easy
You will have to drag me by my throat
as I howl and snarl
digging my nails into your skin
until we are both bleeding
My life has been a fist fight,
and you must prove your loyalty to me
in broken bones and bruises
But if you wrestle me to that precipice
and drown me in the waters below
I should warn you
I love completely
without reservation or doubt
My whole being will sing your praises
every inch of my skin will crave your touch
I will love you until my bones turn to dust
until the stars forget the moon
until the very breath in my lungs
fades to nothing
I will make you my muse
and from my hands
I will dedicate mountain ranges to your name
Paint waterfalls from the curve of your spine
and take the twisted, broken parts of you
Crowning them at the center of my work
To remind you
any art worth a damn
possesses an element of devastation
And when I give you all these things
I should warn you
not to shy away from my darkness
or the fissures beneath my skin
not to toss my love to the wayside
Forgotten like the waves
forget the moon at dawn
Because I will turn away
and not look back