Homeland

I love you with a pain,
with a chill.
A misplaced error of a love,
With a cry hostage in my ribs,
gagged and bound, I love you
despite the gun to my head.

I fear it's endless,
A sentence not sparing,
a verdict too cruel.
Brutal love.
Unspoiled love.
Left in perfection to dull and die.
Guttural love,
Aching love,
Twitching in my chest.

I love you,
with a pain.