Dedicated to a porn star on hiatus :)

Someone is screaming under my window
but not for me. You are
on the other side of the world,
Breaking down. Losing your skin,
Scarring on the inside, fading
on the outside, blogging yourself
hoarse. Yes, I understand.

You used to be porcelain. You used to be
Marble cool to touch. You were their
Sweet sexy goddess. You were my
Silent night, a stretch of road unbroken.
Your one bedroom is an endless el nino
And you are parched. Yes, I understand.

But do not run down with the sweat
Pooling at your feet, yet.
Do not cry yourself into monochrome, yet.
The concrete has cracked under the heat
But do not fall in just yet. Dance,
Play the courtesan to the Devil,
Hold on to his horns until they bend
And his blood cools on your face.

Be my silent night. Be my winding road.
Be porcelain, be marble, be glass.
Be scarred. Be scorched. Be graceful.
Be a voice that screams for pleasure
Against all the rage out there.
Be sweet, be sexy, be divine,
Be flesh, be bone. Recreate,Phoenix,
be the ashes and the flames,
I think you understand.


Copyright 2011 Cristina Cheng