want

greed is in the air
I take a breath
swallow it down
and taste the energy

I reach inside pulling on emotion
a flicker then burn
it hurts to be this close to you

my sated lusts speak truths
I'm not myself apart from you
I hold the pain tight
it feels good

tease the cruelty
speak parables of broken faith
we aren't good for each other
I know the facts
but our fiction is better than reality

I watch on in still life
black and white liability
caution be damned

I want you