Hi Jim,
Well, the title certainly drew my attention! I like it despite the obviously provocative nature of it. I think the repetition works, though you could definitely cut some of the "I"s to improve the overall flow.
Some suggestions below. Bold = delete. Additions are in square brackets.
I enjoyed this a lot.
Trevor
I count my words.
I keep them in cages.
I rearrange them.
I tangle them.
I mangle them.
I speak them to death.
I delete them.
I contort them into sentences
I abandon them.
I make them wear lipstick.
I repeat them.
I fondle them.
I [and] eat them.
I fight them.
[fight for them].
I listen for [to] them.
I collect them.
I strip them.
I want them.
I pray for them.
I pay for them.
[and] I miss them when they're gone.
I can’t conquer them.
I adore them.
I treat them like a whore[s].
I want more and more of them.
I’m addicted to them.
I find them simply irresistible.
I swear at them.
I see them[,] taste them[,] smell them[,] feel them.
I hear them singing.
I [and] think they sing to me.
They do not.
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