Compromise

Rip!
Snatched right out of your hand
Left it soiled
Left it bland

Eloped the trust
That prevails the self
Stacked inhibitions
Placed them high on a shelf

Fueled the heart
But degraded the peace
Moved on in
Without paying lease

Disguised itself
As the thing you crave most,
You opened up
Becoming the host

For a while you indulged
Thinking it real
Used it as an excuse
To compromise a deal

But this thing that you feel
Isn’t sent from above
It was only lust
That called itself love