Intense eyes bore into me
with endless determination
measuring my reaction
and the inner struggle
of a tormented soul

My face falls
in anticipation
of nightmares
that flutter behind
wakeful eyes
and senses drowning
in vigilance

His soul casts shadows
across the vacant lot
of my body
Brushing fingertips
lightly across pale skin
suffocating me
with his lustful expression

As his lips taste soft skin
Bright eyes lose their lustre
watching his conscience die
pierced with desire and inhumanity
as he relents
to temptation

He absorbs my body
with corrosive ritual
amputates spirit
and slaughters a numbed soul

Bleeding inside
my voice is stifled
and glances are injected
into the darkness
with stifled moans
a narcotic
to callous brutes

He crawls away
his hunger satiated
leaving behind
the savagery of his need
to fester
in open wounds

I curl into position
as dreams crumble away
and fierce memories
march in
to carve out room
for sorrow
before idle tears and rage fall
...lost
in the abyss
I have become...

~ Shae Leigh
26th-November-2001

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