Tuesday 5 October 2021

The Greedy Feeder

by Nick Gisburne



I am the greedy feeder you despise
Obese beyond the point of no return
The banquet overflows before my eyes
For all of this, for more than this, I yearn
Engorge me with whatever you may find
There is no substance I will not ingest
Of all the tragic tales of humankind
Perhaps I am the one you most detest
For in these folds of fat, this fleshy face
Are all the dark indulgences you crave
I know you long for pleasure, to debase
Your body. Unfulfilled, you are a slave
    Deny yourself, forever and a day
    Or bow to greed and feed the pain away