Thy Name Is Desire

Reading a book or watching a movie We get imaginatively engaged- Putting ourselves into the protagonists- A wishful desire- it happens in one’s life. We desire what another like us has, Or what a pair appears to share and enjoy. It gives birth to dual desires- A possessive feeling for the beloved An ardent wish to win over a rival. What makes a wife or a husband rational? Is the threat of husband-rival or wife-rival The desire intensifies thro’ a spouse, One desires what another like him or her has. Once one gets it, it is a soiled thing, Not getting it, is the most precious. Oh! Jealousy, thy name is desire. What makes us human is our Universal Feeling of a lack in our lives To be alive is to feel something That ultimately is missing from it.