the game is afoot
i usually win
when i've played
before
but the rote game
is stale, not fun

i memorized
how to feign
innocent
how to deny
sinfulness
during my
genesis -
an orgy feast
in the cradling
boughs of knowledge

you run around
halfway over
the nation
in search
of fun
when i begin to
realize there are
no chains
to hold me back

is this what
i deserve?
empty words
as a cheap
crutch for
my love?

i walk
without
you.