Rosebud

You touch me,
And I open up.
I envelope you
And suck lusciously
At the tips,
And in that moment
You are my world.

Dew drops linger,
Dripping, fat, sweet,
Down my stems
Dampening the black,
Rich soil below.

Le soleil peeks
Over the ridge.
Its gentle rays
Kiss my face,
And I smile,
Beeming right back
At her face,

But the moon,
With her scarred locks,
Bathes me in shadow.
I am free
To dance with you,
My hummingbird,
As you hover above me
For what seems timeless,
With wings beating
To the sound
Of my heart.

I skip a beat.
My leaflets shiver.
The sin of you
Quakes me to the roots,
And as a single petal
Sweetly floats
To the ground,
I die
And am reborn
In your arms.