My sky tints rose,
blushed by the shame
of my desire.
Cool reckoning,
pierces.
It’s blissful
this banishment
of pleasure.
Flagellation,
a discourse
on punishment
earned.
Steel needle
of false release.
Whisper unforgiveness,
loud.
Swiftly, swirl
memories in clouds.
Least I forget
the lie of this bounty’s
perilous, soft
dream.