fiveforfighting42

   You are the temptation Enticing the pure Your danger is hidden Beneath a mask of allure   You are the glutton Unending intake Your belly is swollen No amount can slake   You are the avarice The craving is pain Your want is ceaseless You only wish to obtain   You are the laggard Your efforts are bare You can't be bothered Your energy is spare   You are the vengeance You wallow in hate You plot in silence On anger you fixate   You are the covet You want from afar Jealousy your forfeit Your soul it will mar    You are the conceit The mirror is your friend With yourself you are compl

Sunlight fell in stripes on his stomach. He stared at them until his eyes hurt. His body felt anchored to his bed, like the nightmares were still in his head, making it heavy and awkward. He could hear his mother banging around in the kitchen. She must have been doing it on purpose, trying to get him up so that he would go see her. He wasn't sure he wanted to. Pieces of the night before were beginning to leak back into his head. They pressed down on him, threatening to push him farther down into the mattress. He heard his mother yank open a cabinet and pull something out, probably a coffee mug. He could smell the Folgers brewing