Desire

Desirous me

Lives only in the plea

That longing will be quenched-

It is too dear a friend

And too strong a voice

To be an enemy;

Yet it works against me

In the most horrid,

Breathtaking ways.

It tries to teach

Me many things

That otherwise I would

Never learn;

It shows me how to need

And cling and yearn.

Passion's playmate

Is a vicious thing-

As natural as a sigh,

As pure as the sunrise,

As fiery as a flame,

And as sweet as sin.

Reviews

[The 13th Eros]

Yes, you understand so well of desire's sweet sting. It brings one alive in the deepest ways, and yet can bring such haunting revelations when we are undone. Play on, passionate poet!

[zainul]

This is a golden piece.
I am spell bound by the magic of its words.
How may I appreciate the lovely sentence,"And as sweet as sin".?

[Sarah Marie]

Thank you so much for your kind review! I am glad you enjoyed this-I actually wrote this just for that last line. It was too inspiring and wonderful to ignore!

[zainul]

I am very happy that I could isolate the best line of the piece.
Yea,it is too inspiring and wonderful.
Thanks for sharing a lovely poem.