When the dark descends
He comes back to me
An unholy cleanse
Steadfast devotee

Placed on his altar
Fierce stoicism
Headfirst into water
Deep end baptism

Two bodies embalmed
In reverence or hate
Soft moans as a psalm
'Til we consummate

His temple adorned
Half saint, half devil
His crown is all thorns
Between fallen petals

The fire in his eyes
His tongue, my religion
Doom me to demise
Highway collision

Darling, enemy
His knife and my sheath
Heartfelt elegies
Pass through gritted teeth

My hands, his physique
Kiss, suicide note
Mascara, eyes leak
A hand 'round the throat

He basks in consent
'Til dawn comes, amen
When the light ascends
He departs again