You crawled back to me as

a parasite of one fixation.

An illicit fascination interests me,

with a love far from pure. 

Your charred sovereignty

ruled me by invasive greed.

Slowly, you reduce me to ashes by 

your touch that’s ingrained in my skin.

You who was once euphoric, 

Has now become eternally cannibalistic.

My body permanently laced

with your carcinogenic aroma,

         my words versed with your

         cruel dictations, and

                  my thoughts trapped in your

                  gray, murky, limbo. 

Never do I walk oblivious 

to your existence.

Today when dawn breaks, 

you chill me with a virulent kiss–  

Leaving me as you did with

the beautiful Annabel Lee.

A sober understanding comes over me

that I can no longer be without you. Now, 

I crawl back to you as

a parasite of one fixation.

       - A.G.