A striptease
with words
each verse
a slow
deliberate strip
Peeling back layers
with a sly
knowing grin
Metaphors slide
like fingertips on skin
Each line a gentle tug
a tightening grip
in the dance of phrases
Meanings flirt and dip
leaving desires bare
traced on eager lips
Primal seduction
paused for a moment
taking in the other's scent
a hint sublimely overpowers
her curves within his ardour
the taste of the devil
throes of passion at bloom
In the dawning of desire
a feral essence echoed
through the silence of
the distant horizon
his lover falls to her knees
From her frustration
to sinful elation
a quivering
contemplation
a dripping
justification
her craving to taste the devil
and find her
salvation