Glutton of Cost
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Addiction and gluttony can be a very ugly thing. I was inspired by a specific character design of the Slug Demon from Berserk. I was also inspired by the imagery of the Orphan of Kos from Bloodborne, and how addiction can leave someone orphaned, but their decisions are ultimately responsible for that outcome.
eating again, glutton of cost
he crawled to embrace
the concept of everything, all
hugged to a chest spilling,
kissing vacuous stomach
slid up the slender flesh,
saliva made slugs
a viscous downpour of greed
it could only emanate from he
the glutton of cost
he gnawed at the presence of
all that is near
nothing was sacred in
the space placed between his ears
it is capsized by fear
it is desperate, with agony clear
a glint in his eye
the last star falls from his sky
vomit coated fingertips
cut between despondent lips
pity not the glutton of cost
whomst does not know to
cut his loss
he is the pitiful orphan
of his hopeless cause
oh glutton of cost
you are to blame
for all you have lost
Copyright © B. Andrew Kelly | Year Posted 2024
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