Poem I made :)) (tw: topic of cannibalism)

(i'm new to writing so it's not the best but i wanted to shareee)

(pls no hate I poured my heart into this)

To Eat You With Clean Hands

I want to eats you with clean hands--

not like a beast, but like a prayer,

peel you soft with my eyes first,

tongue tracing the seams

where your breath opens.

I do not want to kiss you.

I want to take your ribs between my teeth,

feel them crack like sugar glass,

savor marrow like secrets

you'll never get back.

Let me strip the pulp from your words,

bite down on the vowels that moaned

when you said my name.

Chew slowly.

Swallow.

You do not understand what it means to love

like I do.

It's not enough to hold you.

I want to wear you

like warmth

under my skin.

Deseed yourself for me--

like a pomegranate, red and begging.

Let me press my thumbs into your middle

until it splits

like trust.

I'll gather each bright-blood seed,

carry them on my tongue

like spells.

You will live in the pit of me,

a garden

I will never let rot.

When I say I miss you,

I mean I am starving.

When I say I love you,

I mean I would carve you open

just to curl up inside.

I mean--

if I cannot have you,

let me at least

digest

what you left behind.