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<p>'need'</p> <p><br></p> <p>you believed me gone</p> <p><br></p> <p>gone</p> <p>relic; forlorn by lords of depravity</p> <p>keepsake plucked from dregs of gutter whores and&nbsp;</p> <p>impoverished mimes</p> <p><br></p> <p>gone</p> <p>raped; whisper of promise</p> <p>possession, tarnished and forgotten atop</p> <p>your bureau</p> <p><br></p> <p>fool—</p> <p>i have bred within you all the while</p> <p>gratifying your need</p> <p>sucking you dry</p> <p><br></p> <p>you sang of me maggot's lament</p> <p>begged of me torturer's divine</p> <p>so i ask you now</p> <p>who is your molester of truths</p> <p><br></p> <p>your addict of lies?</p> <p><br></p> <p>#barflypoet</p> <p>#josephapinto</p> <p>www.josephpinto.com&nbsp;</p> <p>© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p>*</p> <p>Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted;</p> <p>all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted.</p> <p>*</p> <p>‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.</p> <p><br></p>