Vanquished

It sits apon the stool of my mind Training, teaching as a teacher does Targeting what is wants most The most destructive, dangerous, desirable It breathes on me with its smoke Asking if I want a toke So callous and cavalier "Hey, don't you want to?" It says As my heart thump, thump, thump away Ever quicker It stares at me with such contempt Knowing he's better, he's stronger Tearing off the flesh It bars my mind It's fangs have plunged themselves so long ago The heart is not mine anymore The heart doesn't thump, thump, thump away I can hear the echos in this cavern This life is not mine anymore.