Learning
About yearning.
I thought and fought my innate sense
And stuttered when I moved
And worried that my actions
Could be misconstrued
I emptied my impulses.
Then I missed the chance.
I simpered and surrendered.
Where there may have been romance.
Learning about yearning
Where did I go wrong?
Searching for new places
Trying to belong
Senses strike like lightning
My pulse beats like a drum
Alchemy of energy
My mind is going numb.
Passion is the poison
Please slow the motor down
And save me from the abyss
And think that I might drown.
On a hilltop far away
From noise and city lights
I bathe in the innate beauty
Of nature’s pure delights.
The stars and night and satellites
Gleam through the darkening gloom
And clouds eclipse and confiscate
Glimpses of the moon.
I chance a glance at one more dance
And move into the night
Then pacify my senses
And change my mind to flight.
©
David Rudder
2023
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