Obstacles Unseen

Forever anticipating
The first intake
Of my own breath
Fighting for life
Without iron lungs
And having shredded
A lease
Once signed
With demons long dead

Still waiting
For the night lens
To lift with the dawn
And erase
The starless vision
I carry
Into the sun

Craving
The required kill
Yearning to touch
A skinning blade
Hungry
For a meal
Caught and cooked
Over the coals
Of a home
Set ablaze
And forgotten