Ocean Ghoul

tossed watercress hair  

eyes of aquamarine

salt-licked skin

bloodless lips

ocean ghoul,

what would you give to be human?

you are everything 

i should have imagined

you cannot have me so far from home

She pulses at your hips

rough and hateful, gentle when you deserve it. 

will you ever deserve it?

you try to be kind, but you never learnt the word 

the salt stings like hell when you press your self against mine

the waves thrash and froth against your back

my hands pull away

perhaps the fault is mine

for who knew water could tear?

clutch my heart until 

your skin is stained and raw

so sweet beneath your quivering lips

i am flesh to you

crisp and clean

clean my wounds tenderly

careful Nacre, your claws show

but never graze me