. Poetry from The Great In-Between: If Lust could speak

Friday, October 1, 2021

If Lust could speak

 



(A lone voice whispers)


Yes I'm that beloved eternal being from whence all gloriously emotionally notorious pain 

And sexual heartbreaking anxiety but also soul rousing feelings stems

Like the precious aroma of an exquisite expensive perfume

I can invade like an insidious thief

Any particular room

From throne rooms to the janitor's room to tempt you to sin

I'll invite you
If you dare welcome me in

To see the world through my new crystalline lens

As your soul is finally allowed to mature 

As it's put through all my exceptionally complicated 

But sophisticated extraordinary fires

To be eventually willingly or unwilling cleansed

In new lands

Where you'll either live in love or all alone like one of the many 

Wandering lost and feeling cursed and condemned 

Filled with endless bitterness until the very end

Copyright John Duffy

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