The heater rattles and sighs,
while a tranquil pile of laundry
unloads at your feet,
and needle scratching vinyl
unravels a tantalizing spell.
Pillows and sheets listen
to heavy heartbeats,
crumple under the clutch  
of white knuckles,
hardened to crystals.
At arrival, you cry out  
like someone in bed
at the hospital
in need of medical attention.
Hot and quick to your death,
you did everything I wanted  
as if I had poised a pistol  
at your temple.
Short breaths  
in bed,
blissful.