Claw marks on the birch bark Ash smoke on my tongue You step through the branches Gun already raised Gold eyes meet my crosshair Your growl says “come and try” Two shadows in a clearing Two wild beasts You and I We bleed under the same moon Snarling at the same ache You call it curse I call it hunger Either way Something has to break We clash We bruise Then fall too close Bruised lips Trembling Torn apart Moonlit teeth Tender hearts You laugh when you dodge me I spit a curse Take aim Your ribs graze my bullet You smile like you enjoy the pain My pulse hunts in your heartbeat Your hand around my wrist You pin me to the damp earth I answer with a kiss We bleed under the same moon Snarling at the same ache You call it curse I call it hunger Either way Something has to break We clash We bruise Then fall too close Bruised lips Trembling Torn apart Moonlit teeth Tender hearts I’ve slept with loaded weapons You’ve slept in fields alone Both of us praying quietly For someone to drag us home If you are the dark that haunts me Let me be the mark you guard I’ll trace every scar you’re hiding You can bite through every wall around my heart We bleed under the same moon Snarling at the same ache You call it curse I call it hunger Either way Let the wild take We clash We bruise Then hold too close Two threats learning to disarm Moonlit teeth Tender hearts
