Defenseless Prey Poem by Boston Kelley

It chases me down with relentless hunger.
Through the thickest woods it somehow
manages to find me.
I try to hide, to no avail, I try to run,
but it always catches up to me.

Why, Arousal, do you seek me out so?
What do you hunger for in me?
You have hunted me and caught me in the past,
subjecting me to painful guilt and shame.

When you catch me, I try my best to fight
back, but you always overpower me.
When you are near, I try to run as far as I
can from you, but your speed is far greater
than mine.

Your voice always tells me to subject to
your sweet promises, but you backstab me
in the end.
Your offers seem satisfying, but they leave
me wanting more.
Because of you, I have sinned.
I have committed transgressions that I wish I
could take back.
All those days of lust and sexual sin you
enticed me to, remain as shameful reminders.

Oh, Arousal, why can I not escape you?
I enjoy a period of peace, of safety, from you,
yet it never lasts long.
What scent do I give off, that gives me away?
How do you find me when I hide behind so many
things?

Erotic predator, you have hunted down many
before me, subjecting them to the lust and
sexual sin you subjected me to.
If only I could find the strength to fight
back and put an end to your tyranny.
You terrorize people day to day, tempting them
with things no man should want.

Be repulsed by me, so my sexual sin may come
to en end.
Let the sight of me make you disgusted with me
to turn you away.
Then will I be free and at peace.
For I will no longer be your prey, and you
will not be my predator.