I would but I won't

I would touch you but I can't
resist the thump-thump of
your weak little heart.
Don't let yourself get close
or my claws might come out
like a cat on the chase.

I would love you but I won't
since you're china-fragile
and I can't drop you or let
you break and shatter on
the floor. I need a fix of
your sweet drug sometimes
so I will keep you alive.

I will simply hurt you instead
because I'm fairly sure
my incisors would hurt worse
on your neck, and your heart
is the only wound I'll allow.

Author notes

...so I like Twilight. But I DON'T like Edward Cullen. So here's this for you. UGH. Also partially inspired by the Andrew Bird lyric from Heretics "thank god it's fatal."