The coat of need is thrown,
along with shawled demand,
and shoes of deepest fear,
can tread their own dark plan.
along with shawled demand,
and shoes of deepest fear,
can tread their own dark plan.
There is within mere wanting
a complex cavalcade,
of other drives and feelings;
of more than I perceive.
To want is something simple,
desire as brought to birth,
and yet it walks with others
who robe its inner truth.
The coat of need is thrown,
along with shawled demand,
and shoes of deepest fear,
can tread their own dark plan.
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interesting piece...a little like a riddle, i like how it wraps around...there is a difference between need and desire, though often that line is blurred...and shoes of fear, i'd rather not try those on...
ReplyDeleteI read this as who we are and the path we choose is decided by how we peer beneath the robe of desire to discern our needs. This poem was good at asking inner questions.
ReplyDeleteOh wow... a bit sinister those shoes of fear and their dark plan that is a worry. Interesting poem that leaves one wondering... excellent work!
ReplyDeleteA great take on shoes here.
ReplyDeleteYou have me thinking here about the shoes of fear...really an interesting, thought-provoking write.
ReplyDeleteThis is very cool.. It's amazing how the repeated stanza have changed and deepened its meaning the second time..
ReplyDeleteWhat they all said *smiles* and thanks for joinin in for Poetics. I liked the way you wove this together.
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