So you stand ten feet tall

And maybe

That's just your shadow

But your finger points

And my eyes follow

You know I don't believe you

Because we agree

Somewhere between our empty fists and gritted teeth

That we are both smart

You make a boogeyman of yourself

Create a world where

You swallow Goldilocks whole

And pick your teeth

With her tiny bones

I am not a moon-eyed girl

Who waits for men clad with silver and iron

To save me from a wolf's jaws

I am not a clueless red cloak

Who wanders into a forest

Searching for the quickest trail

That leads to safety

I am not afraid

To step into grass

To find myself in shadows

To meet you halfway

Between the dying sun

And a yellow moon

You think my skin

Is the perfect shade of

virginal sacrifice

Sent to die

To be snapped in half

By hands

you've convinced yourself

Run stained with blood

No blood

Will remain on me

Even if you poured it

even if you caused it

I like it

When our teeth catch

On our skin

On your cheek

On my chest

An untamed thing we both keep

Yours locked in the cage of your chest

Mine resting in my palms

I know we are both smart

But I can't help but think

Maybe I am the wolf

Maybe you've got the wild

The setting sun

Knee deep rivers

And

A whole closet of dead girls

I tell you

"Baby, you're a complex character,"

When the salt of your tears burn me like silver

And I imagine myself

Swallowing you whole