Stay awhile. Here, have an apple,

love; it is ripe, yours for the taking. Feel it

crunch and crumble, moist against your

tongue.

Satiate your appetite on a banquet of sins,

you need only name your desire.

I look for distraction as fools fumble in the dark,

sway to strobe lights in a crowded room,

stumble their way to satisfaction.

Shall I tempt with kisses?

Leave your lips blood red, stinging from

passion's bite.

Shall I entice, crook of finger, tilt of head?

Surrender your secrets, breathe into my ear.

Come to me. I'll make you dance,

your hair a golden halo gracing my bed.