City of fiends

Awakening in the night to find a breathing torso,

Gnawing on my legs, "That's not where I left you".

Nubs trembling against the floor, eyes pale,

And blinded by a passing nightmare.

Halted thoughts of sleep soon fade.

I must ask, "Why deceive my trust?".

                   "Forgive me,  I mean no inconvenience,

                    Life is ending and I am without so much,

                    Crippled, rotting, to continue, I feel the need
                     
                    To consume you.  I crave your existence."

My friend veiled in disease,

At the cost of all your sickened thoughts,

You are banished from here,

My foot to your cerebellum,

End a lifetime of suffering.

My responsibilities cease for thee,

And leave the carcass to be.