Bleeding

And if I bleed unto the page

would you staunch the flow

or would a vampiric need claim you

as the words continue to pour out

gushing from my veins

feeding your need to learn more

to know more

as you lap up the the scarlet rivers

swallowing deep

until I am consumed

forever a part of you

as you stealthily became a part of me

snatching pieces seemingly innocent

when my thoughts were bent

to other endeavors

busy with the mental argument

of whether or not to pursue

you

Wanting

and running from the desire

knowing that our time would soon expire

until you too became a memory

as I sit spent and empty

my heart beating futility

attempting to reclaim

the life I so foolishly gave away

naive enough to think

you would choose me