DESIRE

Like the shrouded mist

early in the morn,

an eerie shape

along it forms,

twisting and churning

it slithers along

till suddenly,

without warning

it embraces your heart

never again to let go;

for now your wanton

Desire is permanent.

You covet what you want

you must have it at all cost

never mind the risks

that you must take to

lie, cheat, steal or kill,

your life is at a total loss

unless what you so

desperately desire

is possessed by you

in its entire.

There are no abstentions,

there is no control

Just a burning,

yearning desire

to get that, which

you never earned

nor do now deserve.

There will be no

happy end for you

nor can there ever be,

for anyone afflicted

with such untoward,

remorselessly driven

Desire.

HERBERT HOLZBAUER
© March 1997

Midi Title: Is This The End; composer: Kim, Hyun Chul,
rearranged by: Song, Jong Kil
The accompanying music is copyrighted and cannot be copied,
transmitted or used in any other application