Face to face

Face to face

On the night,
when our
burning bodies
entwined like
rat snakes
below the swaying
mango tree,
where sand
and grass
quivered under
the shifting
moon beams,
we vowed that we
will unite in death,
if it ever comes
to bidding
eternal farewell.

Sweetheart,
now as the
dizzying boredom
of familiarity
eats into us
like acid,
I know its
time to part.
I am asking you
for only one thing.
Give me your
last breath,
to take with me
to the scorching
depths of my
personal hell.