The larynx croaks inward devotion An existence hewn from varicose flesh Palatal tones pass dimly outward From a slurred and careworn wretch's mouth Bereft of love, self inflicted The molded image of a crippled whelp Marked with a benign crow's foot And wallowing in placidity And from the same loam, I was borne and cut A wicked lich, spiraling senseless Caustic pariah, pitch smeared visage Boring through you