The Chemical Reaction

Never in my life
has a man
looked at me with
the eyes that you did

The hunger
My body a t-bone steak
with a baked potato side
slathered with butter
and sour cream
and every savory indulgence

You somehow saw
the entirety at once
I could tell you were
transfixed
bewitched
though you lacked distinct focus

Your gaze became
a lightning storm
crackling through my veins
And I am caught
motionless
unable to tear myself away
from you
no matter the circumstance

And when we kissed
and you grabbed me
with those big arms
I always fawned over
everything ignited
and fire rushed through
me and through you

And together we
burned in a most
powerful and desperate blaze

We were slaves
we were captives
We were removed—
forced to witness
and blissfully endure
that which we had no
hope of extinguishing

And we walked away
wounded
and now I have the
most glorious
exquisite scars