►      EAST WIND.

               “  i  know  nothing  of  importance  –  !!  ”  the  INNOCENCE,  you  feign.  in  a  world  where  the  two  of  you  are  rulers,  monarchs  over  BONES  GROUND  TO  DUST,  is  there  something  that  hides  from  you  in  the  shadows  ??             (  you  know  him  by  the  sound  of  his  feet  hitting  the  ground,  by  the  rhythm  of  his  heartbeat,  you  know  him  awake  and  in  sleep,  you  know  him  IN  DEATH.  )
                  you  smile,  but  do  not  give  in  &&  instead,  heavy  head  of  midnight  curls  shall  tilt  to  the  side.  

                                     “  such  a  shame  dear  JIM  is  dead.  he  ought  to  manage  quite  fine  in  keeping  me  entertained.  ”

        lion’s jowls, STARVED, SLOBBERING, QUENCHED–! twitch in their grin, elongated digits LASHING from their place upon his mate’s thigh to ( snatch ) the serpent by her wicked jaw. && his hold upon porcelain flesh TIGHTEN, as though daring her to expose FANGS, and spit  v e n o m . 

                  ❛        ARE YOU DISSATISFIED with what methods i use to entertain you, darling–? perhaps i will need to try others, ❜ a brief croon of the neck will DRAG teeth against bottom petal, && he nearly has the mind to BITE DOWN and draw blood–!

        ( but the next you speak of – dead or alive – will meet bullets into the grave and beyond. )