never again will i be victim
of desire run awry
never again to drown
in the wake that others ply
never again shall i let strings
of heart be plucked and pulled
like Geppetto's puppet
a marionette of the soul
never again shall i allow
myself deceived and lulled
a fortress intellectual
shall guard heart visceral
i would not risk it though
reward
be joy beyond belief
for words are merely empty
sounds, save them for another's
grief