Wrong Turn

You hid it well---
I couldn't tell
Until it was too late.
I went through Hell.
Resigned to Fate
I tried to sate
Your constant growling need
Or else abate
Your lust.  You feed
On the heartseed
Of my soul.  Dark and fell,
I take no heed.
I'm already dead.
You bled me that way.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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March 30, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Clever piece. Powerful, too. ~;o]
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