She offers up her flesh into which his teeth sink
and she feel the blood course through her body.
With each bite she feels more alive than she did before,
his essence seeping into her bones.

The heat of the pain seeks out those dark recesses of her mind where the misery lies in wait.
Lies waiting to be wrapped around the adrenaline created by this experience,
leaving her as the numbness sweeps over her body
Taking with it the malaise that eternally afflicts her.

He holds back so he doesn't hurt his love,
not realizing that the shock of it releases her from the wretchedness of a long tortured soul.
She will feel the marks longer than they actually last,
reaching out her delicate hand to touch the soft wounds
. . . And she will know that she's alive, finally alive.