Oh we broken, beautiful, surgical-steel whores,
laserburned children of a starry galactic night,
your cheeks have bloomed like red carnations
kissed by the dew of tender frustrations.
I taste the saltiness of truth on my tongue,
from a place no lies are possible.
The knot is tightened
while you writhe
and teach me how to pass each station;
we penetrate
for purification.