#nobodychanges

trying to hang on to nothing

in a desperate attempt to feel something

we are not the choices we make

even when we break

from the crushing weight

of our doomed fate

i boarded up my home

but left the light on

reasons unknown

it matters not, for you won

my body the prize

seen through lustful eyes

i am a mere treasure

for your pleasure

your marks

your scent

remain and decay

for i have yet to wash away

my shame

swallow my regret

for i knew what i would get

more of the same

nothing changed

still i can’t let go

of the possibility you’ll show

a shred emotion

to my undying devotion

or is it desperation

to hang on to something