BLACK

I watched the sky turn black
as you rose to meet my challenge
I let the garter fall to the cold tile floor
and that was the end of the beginning
of the end.
the braids I tied you up in decayed like rotten flesh
and you sneezed 
but it was not a disguised "I love you"
rather a disguised goodbye
now, turn and meet my sparkless eyes
remember when you told me forever was fiction
and remember when you touched me 
like you touched yourself
and loved me 
like you believed it