Craft me here a perfect lie br for I br am ravenous even for this. br br Touch me here with hands br second hand br from touching the other; br sunk this low br I still crave br your eye's regard br because I am br not your slave br but the slave of love br and with you I practice br the Devotion br I'll need br for that other br who will truly deserve love mine. br br I will avoid the infection of rage br for this will stymie my ultimate goal. br br Many say leave br and I will br in my time br once I have perfected br this Heart's br Climb br from betrayal br to renewal br preparing itself br for the one who will br come after you br and I will see you there br arrears br left alone with br your own br shriveled lies br and, br I imagine br still crying br the cries br of your erstwhile br innocence.