I wake, and I want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I still throb with desire from the night before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reaching out for you I find space,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An emptiness where you had lain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rising, I descend the stairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The golden dawn pouring in <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the coffee pours into the mug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your scent still lingers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A memory of passion and needs sated;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of a void temporarily filled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet already the hunger that is never satisfied<\/p>\n\n\n\n
has already begun growing,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Starting to gnaw my soul<\/p>\n\n\n\n
making me seek the next hunt,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the next thrill<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the next kill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next moment of beauty<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to feed my soul<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and stave off the addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The adventure and addiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that is you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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