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On Instant Gratification

Take it as you will

By Tabitha OdutayoPublished 6 years ago 2 min read
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I.

As Greek Physician, Hippocrates, said and I quote:

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. "

II.

And pick your fancy:

The blood or the bread?

Simplistic in the least, you'll only taste the shame of it at the end.

III.

Then, like an embryo, parasitic on mother's womb

I'll employ the wet nurse to give suckle to your tumored thoughts.

What was ought to be mosquito esque, I find you sweeter than blood.

Sweeter than lips and softer flesh

IV.

I am the leech that sucks up all your meat.

The flea that embeds itself under your skin and swells.

I will continue to dwell in that sacred place as you attempt to carve me out.

Burrowed under your pulp, I engulf semi-fluid mess.

A fever you can't sweat out.

V.

I'll wait until you become sick of sleeping with your body.

Watch as you finger your throat to start. To hand over

Seated heart, clutch, harder and try to

unhinge yourself from my grip.

Don't you like the feeling of feeling nothing is there?

You're aware of

VI.

Cannibalism. We've all been the victim, so allow me.

I'll scoop your insides, starting with your stomach.

Cut your head open with a scalpel and let death run its havoc.

You cannot feel anything more than your body so why don't I become it?

Become your sore muscles and brittle bones and sweat and blood and air

VII.

Because you and I are one.

I have finally made my breath yours. Finding shelter in your protruding ribs

Comfort in your deflated lungs in which I have severed for years

Nurture in the nature of your being.

VIII.

I turn skeleton into goddesses so you can look unto them as if they might teach you how not to need.

You look unto me in plead to stop

But we have yet to start.

IX.

Welcome to my humble abode.

Is it too early to say you've over stayed your welcome?

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