Thought of the daysource of an urge surge
signals we must purge
desire in heart’s fire
much to ego’s ire...
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Categories:
desire, heart, spiritual,
Form: Jueju
Some of us Remembered**Cover-Ups**
The Cardinals will sing, but let’s confront the truth behind it all. We deceive ourselves, but a higher power knows the reality of these situations: makeup and the cover-ups. The Cardinals' song may be beautiful, yet the raven never returned, while the dove came back, never forgetting what it had seen. It whistles a tune...
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Categories:
allusion, depression, desire, discrimination,
Form: Dramatic Verse
What is love?What is love, really—
a figment of hope
sharp enough to shatter
centuries of lived patriarchy?
To think
education could make a dent
in what’s already carved
in bone & name.
To think
a stranger could be chosen
over the familial veins of caste, of home
over the womb of belief one never questioned.
Perhaps what’s
whispered in secret
was always meant to be hidden—
buried, before it flowers into...
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Categories:
desire, angst, conflict, confusion, cry,
Form: Free verse
Sipping Tea at a BrothelHe pays.
He leaves.
And she bleeds quietly.
Some come for release,
others for control.
Some come to forget.
Some to remember.
Some to be punished.
Some just come because it’s cheap.
It's sin.
It’s not sin.
It’s survival.
It’s escape.
It’s addiction.
It’s barter.
It's bargain.
It's need.
It’s ritual.
Here, bodies are commodities.
Sold by the hour.
Measured by the weight, age and colour of the skin,
freshness of smile,
limpness of resistance.
It is commercialisation...
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Categories:
culture, desire, kiss, passion,
Form: Free verse
Harnessing powerdesire the cause of energy leakage
with ego focusing on outcomes sought
making presence tense, quivering in rage
whereas in cessation, desires are naught
where thus poised in the void, we are self-taught
harnessing power of the universe
without a need to prepare or rehearse...
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Categories:
anger, desire, peace, power,
Form: Rhyme Royal
ICONICIconic through the years
Herald Square fascination
Macy’s Herald Square
A store that everyone explores
Tourist and shopper alike can’t ignore
Merchandise assortments on every floor
Brands after brands galore
Known throughout the land
Some in hot demand
Only one Escalator or Elevator ride
Macy’s the Renaissance
Always gets the consumer response
The Herald Square store alone covers the entire block from Broadway to Seventh Avenue
Compulsive credit...
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Categories:
desire, appreciation, beauty, care, character,
Form: Rhyme
Deeply SleepingChorus
I'm deeply sleeping
while she's breathing;
two breaths mixing,
two hearts beating.
Verse I
The wintry night totally dark and cold
embraces us, it can never make us shiver;
we keep warm and feel behind delighted
each heartbeat measures a minimal fear.
Verse II
The many secrets of past loves remain inside,
we've buried all evidence, too afraid to reveal any
of them that...
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Categories:
anxiety, betrayal, dark, desire,
Form: Lyric
Enduring BreathsLaying down wondering
where did you go after
visiting my dreams
from time to time?
A regular guest you became,
Now I see you less and
less leaving my memories
in such an emotional
distraught,
as you left a feeling
I thought I would never have,
a desire unknown,
a burning sensation leaving
me trembling whenever
I fall asleep
dreaming hoping
to see you but terrified
to awake in our...
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Categories:
anxiety, care, desire, devotion,
Form: Free verse
Desirethe cause of our birth is desire
which we here seek to satisfy
rebirth continues till we tire
whence we merge with the vast blue sky
to have the cake and eat it too
free from bondage whilst yet in form
void-centric must become our view
centred in a benign bliss storm
as witness consciousness we’re free
present in but not of the world
soul...
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Categories:
birth, desire,
Form: Quatrain
Upon enlightenmentTempests of fear and desire tamed ~
Ego dropped, light of Self is claimed...
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Categories:
desire, fear, self, spiritual,
Form: Couplet
What a Man MeansIf a man says he loves you,
know it is the river’s hunger
for the warmth of a moon’s reflection—
he seeks a moment,
a hush of closeness,
the breath between your words.
If he says he is consumed,
that your name is etched
into the hush of his breath—
it is the same longing,
but now,
he clutches it like a flame in winter,
afraid to...
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Categories:
desire, cute love,
Form: Free verse
Bitter GroundsHer breath was warm with coffee and sin,
Laced dark on my tongue, sharp and thin;
A bitter taste clung to the curve of her smile,
As dawn broke, trembling, and silent awhile.
Her hands, soft thieves, curled 'round my waist,
Stealing the quiet I longer to taste;
The sheets smelled of dusk, of cinnamon's ghost,
Of promises lost, of love turned...
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Categories:
desire, extended metaphor, feelings,
Form: Lyric
No Longer Icingtwo dancing silhouettes,
lurking in the shadows
fireflies spark like static in the air
a dream that bloomed
from a far-fetched delusion,
a love that demands lifelong care.
i trip on the train of her white-laced dress,
hoping some man might catch my fall.
how typical of me, to make a mess,
then run away
before time can take it all.
i envy the love i...
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Categories:
analogy, confusion, desire, fear,
Form: Rhyme
These EyesEye to eye
In the mirror what do they hide
So scared of what lies ahead
So engulfed in regret
Eyes blue as sky
Always so dark
Fragile in a sense
Tears roll down
How do they wake each day
To the unhappiness of life
Each morning wanting more before the day begins
Giving up on the promises of new
These eyes can barely look forward
Blinded...
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Categories:
desire, 1st grade, courage, creation,
Form: Free verse
Your PerfumeWhen we parted at the airport you left a part of you behind,
Your scent Lingering still on my shirts, my clothes my hands.
I crushed them to my face and breathed you in, my eyes closed, remembering you.
You smelled like lemons and flowers and strawberries.
You filled the room, every room with the scent of you,then...
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Categories:
desire, feelings, for her,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Desire Poems
Definition | What is Desire in Poetry?
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