It breeds deep inside, every season, every night It breathes, tarnishing life, retching with pa**ion as it locks the blinds Its breath smells like the earthbound flesh of the muse the years buried alive Its touch scars like the tender hands of an angel sent to save with a knife It seeds its d**hly weed It branches with every bleed It heals by spreading deceit It soothes like hallowed ice on infected teeth It shines like a blade Its smile conceals the maw of the wrath Enslaving the mind through the pathways of life Erecting the void as it goes down deeper to s** off all light Leeching onto life's hopes Ageing as we age Plaguing them with voices Hiding as we search Prolonging the orexis Thriving on the rage Through ages feasting on heart and soul Joyous are those of strength to excise it whole