I tire of falling
In and out
Of love
I want to stay on
One
Side or the other
Long enough
To breath once
Fully
In and out.
Do men despise
Me
Because I am beautiful
And cruel?
Because the whip
Is sharp
Barbed
And always a
Surprise
Like Life
Who is beautiful
And murderous
Who draws me close
By sweetness
To plunge deep
The knife.