I got what I wanted, just like I planned…and it was wonderful, and I was happy
For a minute—for a while; it didn’t rub off, nor dissolve at my wandering touch
It lasted—outlasted the dawn; a few days came and went, then had gone
By and by, I grew bored and remiss; I found the thing I had wanted…was not what I wished
It was the finest of greed that took all away, that left me all rotten, alone to decay
Fermented dreams muddle my thoughts, as reflexive thirst dries out my tongue
Dissatisfaction ruins contentment; illusory longings impregnate my heart , exhaust my senses, and spoil me for good
I got what I wanted, just as I’d schemed in a singular moment of the oddest determination…
And I thought it well deserved, and I was so affected by the laudanum of my elation and pride
It lasted until the novelty wore off, and the substantial feeling in my chest turned to weariness in my veins
There was no reawakening the thrill; there was no recapturing my interests
I got what I wanted, and it was all the same…
I got what I wanted, but then my mind was changed…
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