A Toast to Life

A Toast to Life

 

bliss and sorrow mixed as one

sweet elixir tasted once, deed done

senses reeling from passioned kiss

of hemlock’s arrow never missed

            blood boils away the pain

            tears wash away the stain

            push the knife against the grain

            sweet elixir, life’s mortal bane

 

now your lips pressed to mine

heartbeats race in stilled time

the future lost the moment seized

one last image in my mind freezed

            blood boils through my veins

            tears that rust mortal chains

            push the knife against the grain

            taste my breath, live my pain