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Out of Reach

Write a poem about something that always seems just out of reach.

Desire

Wanting, wanting so desperately the desire runs through your bloodstream, pumping its firey desperation through your veins sending your body into a state of blissful ecstasy as desire ceases to exist and all you've ever wanted- ...you'll never feel what it is to want again the thrill of the chase loses its seduction, there is no need anymore and no use, anyway. Nothing to follow When you've found it all Nothing to desire Nothing at all We grow. We become tired, and old. Nothing to chase Without desire, we become stuck. Stuck in a lonely place where everyone, and everything surrounds us Yet the sense of being all alone has never been more palpable. You have it all, they say What else could you want? They speak, with envy in their eyes And my reflection is hungry I long to yearn for life the way I have before Before, before. Before Dear, Desire burned my bones and Firey flames BURST Searing my insides, Burned by craving. Trapped by my will to want, I’m paralyzed With fear of underachievement. Taking steps is easy- Standing still is hard- a truth that has never been more real to me than it is right now. Do I let it burn? Engulfed in flames as bright as the starry night sky, Until nothing is left but ashes, and dust. The blaze running through my soul Ignites once again- and I, am free. Once I get what I need, Desire has no home inside of me. That’s the funny thing about Dear, Desire Wanting is one thing. But getting it, And still not having enough- Is another thing all together. Dear, Desire nothing is ever enough. You are insatiable, Voracious, a glutton for all that is just out of reach. Dear, Desire Would everything ever be enough to satisfy? You are imprisoned by your own will. Even the depths of the splendorous seven seas, The unsurpassed beauty of the seven wonders- All this world has to offer, Dear, could not gratify your limitless Desire.
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