Crossed, then crossed again.
A martyrdom of the cause,
Cutting one’s losses.
Levied until sopped dry.
Kept, cornered.
Closed inside
A dark, smelly room,
Alone.
At once a prostitute
Of yearning and desperation.
Caught, sought,
Always, without mercy.
A deception.
Through a tunnel,
Without an entrance,
Or an end.
Underneath the inertia
Of a spinning mound
Of rotting souls.
Tamed.