" On Instant Gratification "

A courageous lover remains steadfast in Love
And put's no creedence
In the Devil's warm
Seductive
Words of Instant Gratification
Where masturbation
And self mutilation
Are a secret lover
Unobserved
That spreads it's diseased
River of falsehoods
And leaves Loves initial desires
Deflated
And homelessly forlorn
Because the Devil's
Lovely presentation
Came dressed
In a radiant promise
Of Instant
Gratification....

Tony Taylor  (Chicago)