-- night falls
she is crying again
tears of frustration
of agony too sweet to bear
her hands clench
gathering the sheets about her
a black hole, drawing all inward
no escape
she stares out the window
praying for traces
of an early dawn
body tense
sore
skin flushed
her need is only growing
she is sobbing
into a satin pillow
her soft cries
muffled now
she bites the slick fabric
trying not to scream
night has fallen
she is hungry again --