Friday, September 16, 2011

Desire


Desires dance dreams of delight
Banish contentment out of sight
Set us on an elusive chase
Exhaust us by running the race.

Sorrow stalks unsatisfied desires
Jealousy and anger feed the fires
The longest pain comes, and cannot hide,
From desires that are satisfied.


~ Hal Honig ~
New York


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