need

'need'

you believed me gone

gone

relic; forlorn by lords of depravity

keepsake plucked from dregs of gutter whores and 

impoverished mimes

gone

raped; whisper of promise

possession, tarnished and forgotten atop

your bureau

fool—

i have bred within you all the while

gratifying your need

sucking you dry

you sang of me maggot's lament

begged of me torturer's divine

so i ask you now

who is your molester of truths

your addict of lies?

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