Set Steam

Keep me down, 
Shut me out, 
Accuse me of villainy
Be the victim, 
A phantom means nothing to me. 
The strive of generosity has cost me all.
While you bathe in the grief for which I'm responsible. 

Impersonate my symbols and call them your own. 
Hate me for the things you've done. 
By all means, continue your story of beauty
And feed your associates with fakery. 
The permanent damage you've caused is all 'yours'. My endless hauntings are merely non-existent. 
My scars are of decorative purpose. 

My aged mind lay exhausted. 
​​​​​My blood, drained by leeches.
My lusts taken before a heartbeat.
My emotions, seasoned.  

A man of anger and fragility remains. A person like you. 
Perhaps that was intentional.