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Susan
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walking the surreal

0 posted 2004-04-14 03:10 PM



I want what I cannot have
And this desire,
This overwhelming longing
Is a living, breathing thing
Having taken up residence
Throbbing within my breast
Never ceasing in its demands
To be reckoned with

It is impossible
I cannot acquiesce
For in doing so
The ramifications would be vast
Tearing through too many lives
As if a nuclear blast
An emotional incineration
Of souls I hold dear

Yet, all said and done
I will not banish the beast
For his company I've come to love
In the far recesses of my heart
Where sense is not acknowledged
And in his loss I would despair
Drowining in an emptiness
Leaving me lost inside
And that I could not bear

And so I'll want
Yet never acquire
For in truth
When spoken aloud
I've all I truly desire
But to have that want
To walk with his company
It reminds me I'm alive
It reminds me to breathe.

S.A.T.

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1 posted 2004-04-14 03:12 PM


I loved every word of this, and can relate
passing shadows
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2 posted 2004-04-15 03:16 AM


risk...adventure

thoughtful write

iliana
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3 posted 2004-04-15 03:39 AM


A Reckless Desire is a wonderful poem and exposes such a talent!  
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