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Gluttony.

A love that eats itself.

By Latisha FairfullPublished 16 days ago Updated 16 days ago 1 min read
Gluttony.
Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash

The world now walks the path that you laid,

But still, you steal, you lie, you trade.

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Your hands have held every desire,

Yet still they shake with greed and fire.

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I’ve lived and danced amongst your flame,

Not once did you pause to preserve my name.

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You ate, you fed, you sucked me dry,

You smiled and watched me melt and die.

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Who are you to say, what I am, what I’m not?

You just pushed me alongside your personal plot.

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I am not what you say, I am not what you do.

I am not what you are, I will never be you.

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See, riches are not owned, they are loved and outlived,

In lack of these you have no true currency to give.

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So silently, I thank you for the pain I went through,

For without it, I’d never stand sure this is true.

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About the Creator

Latisha Fairfull

Writing a record for my inner child and the woman I am still learning to stand beside.

Not poetry for answers,

But poetry for breath,

For noticing,

And choosing to live from the inside out.

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  • Luke Haymons16 days ago

    Well said. I like your style and your determination to bring beauty from ashes.

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