Desires

morals are social

I wish to run an island like the Pleasure Island of Pinocchio.

I wish to name it Babylon 

and to squander the souls of a generation. 

I wish to take down everything i love with avenging force 

and leave it in the rubble of my own demise.

I wish to live on that island, surrounded by exotic men and expensive cocaine 

and lose my mind and soul in such ungodly synchronization.

I want to watch my humanity pour from me in sweat and blood drawn out 

in the divine indecencies to which mine own blackest mind wishes to succumb. 

and I feel this jubilee of decadence and anarchic turpitude 

beginning to encroach upon my heart 

and as i open my arms to welcome this bliss of ignorance; 

lavish and twisted death besmirched in the jewels and finery of carnality and excess; 

I see only my God standing in the way.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[H. A. M.]

"I wish to live on that island, surrounded by exotic men and expensive cocaine
and lose my mind and soul in such ungodly synchronization."

Sounds like a you want go on a great big bender....
I like the build up. Like a tea kettle or some pot on the stove coming to a boil.
Only to be foiled by ...the old man.
"I see only my God standing in the way."
I thought this was brilliant.

[M J Moore]

I love the theme of destruction, that "you only hurt the ones you love" thought process. You love it so much that the only way to preserve it is to destroy it completely. The city of Cadiz during Day of the Dead kind of carnival, surrounded by demons and ghosts, and lost in it. Love this!

[DiMar4u]

how often we look away from the thoughts and desires from which we draw shame..as if any desire, any thought could decide our fate in an instant; how silly we are, lost in our dellusions....ascenscion is a process, not a promotion....
powerful piece, thank you for share'n..

[Jeweliet]

Great write, the imagery is fantastic. It shows the desires of humanity, and that we're only stopped by social obligation. Well done =]

[Ice QueenJen]

sounds like every young peoples desires, yet one thing stops some- a moral obligation to their God! It also reminds me of that old tv show- Fantasy Island; that was where anything you do will stay on the island. Great poem Kayleen!

[Crow]

I love how you state your faith has such a strong power over free will. Excellent piece!

[Periac]

i absolutly enjoyed the old time imagery within this desire of a piece....a well described wanting in brilliant imagery

[Cheyenne]

I like this alot!! Its different though than many things i have read... But in a good way

[Adelia Alighieri]

I like this a lot, has some classy imagery. Great vocab used. Well done!

[~Lizzy♬]

Oh wow! This had very good descriptive words. I love this poem a lot. ;)

The words flowed very well and everything was very imaginable. Keep writing and you will be a legend! ;)