Desire – A Poem

This poem expands on the theme of last week’s poem. Enjoy.

DESIRE

I

Endless is the pursuit of desire

a wonton mistress, rules with fire.

Folly leads to fear and shame

seduced by the desire game.

II

Or is desire like the seedling’s dream

to push beyond the shroud of dirt

to feel the sun’s white hot kiss

open petals to bright color.

Or is desire the moth’s quest

to transform it’s slinky earthbound form

into a vibrant rainbow

soaring on gentle wind waves?

Or is desire the baby’s cry

to feel her mother’s full breast

cross its cheek and fill it with

the milk of love and nurturance?

III

Desire to be desired.

Desire to have all desires

fulfilled satisfied realized.

Desire to be longed for

awaited missed sought out.

Desire to be appreciated

recognized complimented.

Desire to transcend desire

to enter a realm of

desirelessness

to want no thing but

to possess everything.

Desire to forget desire

to be in the moment

breathing all in

letting

desire

disappear.