starting with a monster...

and ending with you

I will dine with the devil

I will make him smile

there will be nods

and deceitful smiles

I will linger my fingers over his

and tease

in the most provocative of ways

there will be stares

there will be glares

I will lure him with my tongue

and bite my lip

I will play my role

until all is done

I will do that now

and each day

until the world is through

only so when the diner is done

I can leave hell behind

making it just a memory

a whisper of sorts

a heavy breath

on a heated skin

earning redemption

and reaching freedom's door

no longer dining with the devil

but finding my way to you

always to you