When empty, I was ravenous
and with hunger came drive
frenzy of a starving creature
unquenched, thus alive
Now, hollow with phantom pain
deepest ache, darkest grey
I, a shifting spectre
quite liable to drift away
Sharp pang of need
Serve my deliverance
Slash through the fog
Shatter this reticence
Oh, famine, lust, longing -
to be famished for living!
to be removed from this apathy,
relieved of this malady
Replace hollow with empty
Restore pain, grant clarity
Mar 4, 2020
Mar 4, 2020 at 1:30 AM UTC
When empty, I was ravenous
and with hunger came drive
frenzy of a starving creature
unquenched, thus alive
Now, hollow with phantom pain
deepest ache, darkest grey
I, a shifting spectre
quite liable to drift away
Sharp pang of need
Serve my deliverance
Slash through the fog
Shatter this reticence
Oh, famine, lust, longing -
to be famished for living!
to be removed from this apathy,
relieved of this malady
Replace hollow with empty
Restore pain, grant clarity
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