throat

to open her throat
that she may exit
the river roars around me
a breath without air
for her
throat open that she may speak
that i may hear a word
that i may taste, that i may hear
that i may choke, that i may tear

i will die for her

vitality
she breathes
vital
she flicks her eyes, sees
visible
she spreads her arms across me
i feel her presence overwhelming
suffocating, drowning
the river roars around me

throat open that she may live
bring life on my arid breast
a woman born of my own corpse
be still, my thrashing heart