One Night (With You)
An Off Grid Production
> I take the knife from the kitchen drawer.
I shine up the waiting blade.
This is why I am here.
This is what comforts me.
> Muffled cries from the next room.
A plead for mercy.
This is what comforts me.
This is what pleases me.
> I stand in her doorway, bigger than I am.
She is smaller than the corner she is in.
This is what pleases me.
This is why I am here.
> Her abdomen gives way.
Her blood cleanses me.
This is what comforts me.
This is what pleases me.
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