Unforeseen

Like a craving it struck hard and fast
Engulfed in his presence, I groaned
He was both pain and pleasure
Taunting me while he saved me

The cruelty of his eyes bit through me
Slicing to my core
Even as I stared hungrily at him
He was poison, I knew this, I felt it
But I drew closer anyway

He stared at me with such hatred
It both shocked and aroused me
His touch lingered on my arm
Gentle...and I realized he hated himself too
I was the problem, the solution, the complication

Neither of us liked the other
But we needed each other
Like fire needs air
We clung greedily together
Even while shoving the other away

We could not exist together, nor apart
Our hearts the same yet opposite
Freaks of nature...destined and denied
Yearning sears me still and I burn
Just as I know he is