Black Widow, Dark Mistress

Running to cover a trail-

Scattering across the room-

Zig-zaging through the crowd-

Black widow,

While I tangle

In your web.

Dancing with you,

Contact yielding

Wet salt - delight.

Your attention yet diverted,

And with silk-like motion,

You scatter.

But dimmed lights

Hide our fears,

So shamelessly I dance

Roped up

In your bountiful threads.

Black widow,

Dark mistress,

Glances towards your eyes

Yield ecstasies mutually taboo.

Thunder pounds us close,

Falsetto winds blow you to me.

I, Stoned mannequin -

Fluid motion turned to rock -

Can but move as a stoic.

You, dark harlequin -

Hardened heart recently shattered -

Flirtatiously sunder.

And now my fate

Will chew and spit me out

Before adorations can be shared.

So in solitude,

The dark mistress stalks -

unaware.