Equinox Confession

I didn't know I'd miss the red stickiness on my fingers

          I can't believe I took a reprieve

I don't know what made me think I cold be a vegetarian

          that's one goal I can't achieve

Craving for that that I shouldn't have

I take cold showers and long walks

temporary solutions but the cravings do win

during the spring and autumnal equinox

As leaves change colors I play Jekyll and Hyde

a daytime facade while at night I go mad

up close and personal I gut with my knife

my technique I perfected and remains ironclad

Twice a year it happens I have to give in

a need to take someone's breath away

or wear someone's heart on my sleeve

maybe picking someone's brain for a day

Each time I'm amazed

at how much I missed the red stickiness on my fingers

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