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Desire Poems | Examples of Desire Poetry

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Premium Member Crystallized She Wore
Your skin glows like a peach blossoms, Delicious as the Lotus Flower, In the purest hope of spring. My yearning heart rises to yours, Feminine voice, and leaps as a panther By the whisper of your name. Evening ascends,...Read the rest...
Categories: desire, art, christian, confidence, deep,
Form: Prose



Premium Member Yours
You lips so close, so promising awe-inspiring inviting enticing If only... I sigh I die to everything else but this wondering... ah....wondering... what it would be like to touch to taste ...Read the rest...
Categories: desire, first love, kiss,
Form: Narrative
rule of ten
As one gets older One often looks back At all the things you did In your life. The good, the bad, and the ugly And we all have those moments Because we are human. And some things you desired But never pursued. For...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, desire, write,
Form: Free verse
Desire of all
Cover blown Your plan is now known Deem dim your scheme But don’t forfeit your dream No man claims to deserve But all want to own and preserve To be lords in perpetuity With their kind,...Read the rest...
Categories: christmas, desire, destiny,
Form: Rhyme
Hidden Talent
Hidden talent Creative mind Scared to talk But tucked away So much to invent But how do I vent? Unmotivated, uninspired all it went I'm not poetic I hope you can relax Knowing fully well This boy will flex Don't believe in me I...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, beauty, deep, desire,
Form: Free verse



Elegy of the Night
In the quiet depth of our shared despair, You vanished into the cool night air. My soul cried out, in the stillness, for thee, Yearning for the comfort only you could guarantee....Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, deep, depression, desire,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Vertical Horizontal righteous in Him-
As I lay dormant I stand raised in the midst of my vertical I lay horizontal yet I rise beneath myself so I stand Amongst my inner man a sinner man I stand and walk, I am...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, desire, forgiveness, god,
Form: Sijo
Rumbling
A system is rumbling in the air and it is causing many people to fear, the clouds are getting dark and the birds are flying around looking for a decent place to call home, they...Read the rest...
Categories: desire, bird, birth, birthday, business,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member You
I was beguiled; you were then a flower child; veiled in Cyclamen opus of allure; siren to men. I stared, unsure; unabashed, you smiled, our thoughts, impure....Read the rest...
Categories: desire, love,
Form: Other
Premium Member The Secret Side of You
The Secret Side of You Vs.1) One thing makes me so proud To know that I know how You si…ghh when you say My name. A treasure I hold tight To know when you sleep tonight You'll la.....Read the rest...
Categories: anniversary, desire, husband, i
Form: Lyric
Premium Member choosing to suffer
desire and hope ego groping elopes with fear...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, desire, fear, hope,
Form: Than-Bauk
I Dreamed A Dream
I am on a train above the clouds, a wondrous scene, No panic stirred, just enchantment filled the air serene. Faces, familiar yet strange, in clownish attire, A vintage dream train, stoked with childhood's desire. A steward with rosy...Read the rest...
Categories: childhood, children, desire, dream,
Form: Narrative
10 PM
You make me feel so… I just can’t find the words to express. My poetic ingenuity, fails me thus. Maybe I should just try my hand at painting. Let’s see… You make me feel Red. Yes. A splash of boldness, stains the...Read the rest...
Categories: care, confusion, desire, feelings,
Form: Shape
Tunnel Vision
I want to rip my face off. I pinch and poke in hopes of leaving a clean flattened surface. I long for my skin to smooth out. I assure myself I am aware of what...Read the rest...
Categories: desire, addiction, anger, angst, cry,
Form: Free verse
Hills And Crosses
Hills & Crosses I hung myself on a cross To atone for my works An attempt on my soul To rid him off of his unwholesomeness To cut off the tree of transgressions, I continously ate of its...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, bible, desire, religion,
Form: Free verse

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