desire

you seduce me

with your talent

of bringing me close,

so close

to what I love,

to what I want,

to what I have died for

in my wispy dreams,

you beckon me

to follow you

around the bend

and into a darkness

I can smell

but not see,

you challenge me

to look you

straight in the eye

and shout out

to the whole world

that yes,

I desired this!

you feed me

with your hands,

cupping your love

for adventure and pause

in those clever palms,

and me, 

I'm soft and porous now

like the tilled earth,

ready to look you

in your eyes, dear Life,

to tell you
how much I love you,

and take you close

into this burning heart

fanning the flames

of my heartfelt desires.