Hunting for Affection
Bed after Bed, I lie with
Lust and Passion 
Briefly soothing
My true yearning

I continue the hunt for Him
As the Hunter also Hunted
I am prey; I know 
I do not love it
But I allow it 
A consequence of 
The desire for Affection 
For, a Genuine Connection

Bed after Bed, I wake to
Broken promises by sunrise
"God! What was I thinking!" 
When I open my eyes

Bed after Bed after Bed
I continue to hunt as
Optimism diminishes
Hope wanes and
I falter, temporarily

Affection
A complicated compilation
Essential to me

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