Ravaging Poem by Danny Speicher

What is that all-familiar twinge inside
Still gnawing, gnashing that inner fiber
Constantly looking to pay the piper
The piper within tauntingly resides

What was it that was there so long ago
What painful scar still oozes life this day
What hope is there to ever end this fray
Will tranquility e'er, truly, be known

Why does it scorch, again, this hollowed shell
As if searching for valuable treasure
Seeking to destroy some hint of pleasure
Yet, wiser sought these rich plunders in Hell

Ravaging that which no longer bears meat
Still sucking marrow for something to eat

((February 1st,2009))