HUNGER

You preyed on my fragility
In hopes that I may shatter
To feed your hungry ego
Was all that you were after

But my spider web bones stood firm and securely
And your ego quickly fell flat
You left to start a secret new life
And I left you- fully in tact

I was too young
But that never stopped
Any judgmental takes on my maturity
As if all along you hadn’t sought out
A nymph riddled with insecurity

And I’ll never get past your incessant need
To point out every impurity
To provide for yourself and your bullied teen years
A false sense of physical superiority

Your maze was rigged and filled with traps
But the only way out was through
Scared to death at 23
That I had wasted my good years on you

And god forbid you take the blame
For the all of the shit you put me through
Because even after all of this time
You call it an equal pursuit

And even now your stomach growls
Your appetite voracious
I wasn’t the first and I’ll not be the last
Yet you still expect me to act gracious

I will not forgive your brutal crimes
Or the age at which you commit
But all along - your fatal flaw
Not knowing when to quit

With enough blows I finally fought back
I had sat far too long to submit
I can still hear the screams in my head
I can still taste the blood in my spit

With a lifetime spewing hate
Along brings the curse of dissatisfaction
With no game to lose- and no one to use
What remains your course of action?

Now you sit poised- alone at your table
Where an empty white dish sits before you
No one more hungry than a defeated predator
A who foolishly played with his food