Self-Justified

I write words
For utter fulfillment
Hand-me-downs and bring-me-downs
To express the tragic

These words I write
Help to soothe, since
Deceitful ones know no bounds
To exploit the manic

I write words
By the mouthful
Chewed up, then
Swallowed, then
Regurgitated
Onto paper

To satisfy mind’s eye
And keep the soul alive
Before it burns
   down
...to the ember