Desire - a poem by Rajiv Lather

To want what you can't get,
a desire without fulfillment,
lights a fire deep inside that
quietly burns for all eternity.

A fire that spreads outwards,
from the heart, enveloping the
mind with conflicting emotions
and the body with a vivid glow.

A fire that doesn't scald but,
that sparks a fiery imagination.
It slakes the thirsty soul with
a soothing effusion of warmth.

A fire that may diminish with
passing time but will never die.
These smoldering embers will
always survive in some hidden
corner of my beholden heart.

Copyright ©  2002 - 2004 Rajiv Lather (India)