Decree

(unfinished)

i decreed to test the pleasure

but none i found could satisfy

none could fill my apatite

and none could fill my eyes

i decreed to test the pleasure

to drink the wine the blood of life

taste the wine when lost in sorrow

taste the wine when lost in strife

i decreed to test the pleasure

to test the pleasure of my eyes

but visions can not soothe the soul

and visions can not satisfy

i decreed to test the pleasure

to test the pleasure of the skin

but flesh was left still wanting more

and flesh was left still wanting sin