Member Poem

When she came to me
I tried to warn her
Despite the danger
I know I pose
I drew her in anyway
A carnivorous flower
So intriguing
So pretty to look at
You draw near it
To get a closer look
Closer, closer
It beckons, entices
I drew her in to me
Intimately, so close,
Until I knew
She could not leave
I fell in love
With her scent
Mouthwatering
The promise of her taste
Wondered
At what flavors
She possessed
Would she be
Sweet, sugary
Like a dessert
Or maybe savory
Like a dinner
I waited, patiently
Let her marinate
In my affection
Then
I ate her
Slowly
Chewing
Wearing her down
With my teeth
Through skin and meat
Crunching
Through cartilage
I drank her blood
Sucked the marrow from her bones
I feasted on her beauty
Devoured her love
Savored her sweet soul
She was gone
Nothing left but her taste
Lingering on my tongue
An echo of her
Taunting me
Teasing me
I wanted her back
So I spit her back up,
Every last bit
Partly digested
Tried to put her back together
But she wasn’t the same
I couldn’t remember
What went where
I did what I could
But it wasn’t her
Any more than I was
A common garden weed