Desire

Desire

Shackled and chained lies a prisoner of greed

Consumed by desire a fact he’d rather not concede

This urge, this temptation, enveloping the soul

A disease of one's psyche, invading the mind as would a mole 

He asks how do I escape, free of this ridden cage

So the guard responds in earnest, one cannot turn this page 

For the truth is often sour, and this case is just as bitter

As the crumbs of lust compile, despite intention not to litter

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