she melted the night
with eyes of flame

pensively pondering
prehensile propagate
purgatorially penning
pedantic prose

from my hands
shot
metal strings
that pierced
the detached retina
that blurred the lines
etched across
the mortal leer

the night oozed tar
across her ebon fingers
as her
smoldering eyes
dripped pitch
in sharp round tears
echoed burning
in pungent dismay

she smiled
briefly
as the dark
consumed
my flesh