between a man and a woman

and i’ll keep clutching
as long as it hurts
riding the waves
of hellfire burning
all along these watchtowers
rivulets and outlets
of the passion
you lit within me
glowing red and white hot
threatening, menacing
forging the wicked weapons
of an evil empire

i suspect
your perfumed innocence
will ride with me
all the way down to hell
never giving up the ghost
or its fucking lie