it is the beast in us
that we can't control
the fire we contain
is always there ready
to escape
to leap out to seize
what we need
not Savage so much as
insatiable
hungry all the time
the glow in our eyes at night
when dreams let it
loose
it is a beast that brings pleasure
we don't deserve
or might be ashamed of
a constant urge
we can't resist giving into
even when we pretend we don't
and are foolishly blaming
what we desire for our desire
when it is this beast
that rattles the cage
that breathes fire
overheating from overthinking
always wanting it
you, all of you
when in fact
we have no right
it is a beast
we can contain
but not forever
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