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teeth sink into my skin
nails scrape down my back
dig into my flesh
sharp, searing, holy,
pain grips you
pain holds you,
emotional, spiritual,
mental, physical, pain
is a reminder
pain is a purifier,
pain transforms you,
the cusp of desire,
soul-devouring pain
brings you into yourself
as you float free
drawing you back
to mortality,
and transcendence
is gained,
bound, lashed
with fire,
seared into ecstasy,
to master it's grip
to drown in it
is to find the true beauty
of pleasure,
between frozen moments
of pain