venus springs

sinful

i have held your heart in
my open hands, heard the
echoes of your heartbeat
flutter into my ears, felt
the steady beat against my
own heart, as i pressed gentle
kisses across every inch
of your face, breathing the
dust of the stars themselves
erupting from my lungs.

as i looked into your eyes
mesmerised by the sun-kissed
warmth and beauty in them,
it was so simple to me. so
clear to me that whatever
fate had planned for us, our
story was not finished yet,
that we were meant to hold
each other, that we were
allowed to give into the
hungry desire to be in
each other's arms and
feel the serene paradise
that others have declared
to be sinful.