I come back everyday for greater rewards
But all I ever receive is not equal to the effort
Not on par with the suffering demanded daily
I tap, poke, kick, and scratch in time
With the incessant metronome of desire
This hunger satiated never
Since the initial bite
A primordial bellow of the ego awakened
Bleating as a lamb starved for mother's milk
I shovel mammoth loads into this blistering furnace
Only to watch them drift into the vacumous vortex
Fighting as I do to escape the suction
That tries to pull me under and through
I become weary, sickly, and gaunt
A testimony on high delivered from on low
As I shake and rattle and speak in tongues
Thick spittle foaming from my epileptic lips
A full body excitation of orgiastic hope
That on the other side of this prayer
I will find that elusive reward