Beasts

They roam the hillsides of the unseen country
Through purple trees and golden rivers
In a lake of glass they bathe

Under the eyes of stars they entwine like vines
Copulating
Licking the labour from the others' course hair
They lay under an azure sky
Drunk from the lust and sweat

Then they hunt
Feasting on rabbits
Tearing at the flesh
Again they feel lust, the scarlet stream
A lust for life
For blood
And salt and heat
A copulation of tongue and teeth
A howling frenzy for more
Drowning them

They sleep
While night's murky liquid receeds
Hidden away from the sun's knowing gaze

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