you are a slight flavor of poison
my love, you are a bungee cord
a roller coaster
a deep addiction
my love, you are a swig of the bottle
a spin of the barrel
a dodge of the bullet
my love, you are a fierce jump
through the hoop of flame
a leaping
from the waterfall
a plummet to the depths
my love, you are a high
that I will stoop low to acquire
you are a pet cobra, a baby tiger
a mischevious child
my love, you are a sharp blade in the toybox
a haystack by a torch lamp flickering flame
my love, you are a black rose
a death cult, a dark secret
my love, you are a sports car with no brakes
a high wire, with no net
a trigger, with no safety
my love, you are a steep cliff
and I fall for you
again, again and again
because the closer
one gets
to tasting death
the more
one savors
life