Harbored Desires

By mysticventures

Moored

These harbored desires

Are slowly eating away at my soul

Like the ocean's tides on a seawall

Marred

Pitted

Cracking

And crumbling

Yet

To release them

To the ebb and flow of my whims

They would soon rise to become a tsunami of desires

Racing

Raging

Destructive

And unstopable

Until

Having spent itself

What was once a tsunami

Is but merely a ripple on the flooded plains of desire

Softly

Spreading

Wider

And wider

Yes

It's best to keep those desires harbored

Safely sheltered in the bay of tranquility

And I'll spend my days rebuilding the seawall of my soul

Endlessly

Labouriously

Patching

And repairing

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Published on Wednesday, November 3, 2004. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Harbored Desires"

On Sunday, November 14, 2004, Mr King (547) wrote:

A vast vision you give us... Thank you brother... Keep your prophecy coming... 1, Seth
A former member wrote: -soul Endlessly Labouriously Patching And repairing" . . such excelellence and skill. ~ Rose ~
A former member wrote: I love the way you have expressed such wise notion, through such a beautiful and incredible conveyance of emotion. "It's best to keep those desires harbored Safely sheltered in the bay of tranquility And I'll spend my days rebuilding the seawall of my sou
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, lordshadow (153) wrote:

you're so god dammed good with words and so profound... I've been stuck for almost a month now and this stuff just flows from you... I'm envious... you're awesome.
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, mysticventures (527) wrote:

your a very wise man tim
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, Zhee (529) wrote:

this was soooo true... isnt it amazing how our desires perish in gilded cages imprisoned by our own hands...this was fabulous.. *favs*
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, sIo (898) wrote:

thats what we'll do...we'll hold it all in...forever.
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, Lynaes (854) wrote:

An absolutely wonderful metaphor.. perfectly described emotions.. this is really beautiful and expressive, I love it.
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, mysticventures (527) wrote:

my thanks to you all for sharing your thoughts on this one :)
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, WinterGrave (258) wrote:

well done, a wonderful poem exspressing the pain you suffer.~~~Grave
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, DarkDruidess (313) wrote:

an incredible glimpse of personal suffering...bravo
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, NikesRain (1240) wrote:

heartbreaking to say the least. never attempt to cage that which will only be delayed. Nicely done.
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, ShadowFlight (105) wrote:

isn't it a shame that we can't let our desires run free, and share them? I love the very necessity of this piece, fine write!
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, mysticventures (527) wrote:

thank you sin - it's always nice when a reader shares your feelings :)
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, Sin (1135) wrote:

i love this, i can relate to it like you wouldnt believe, excellent write ~kristy
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, DarkWolf (415) wrote:

wow.. thats a deep look into your soul isnt it? Honesty in these days always amazes me.. excellent work Sir.. -Michael
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, stormtalk (727) wrote:

Very nicely done... somewhat calming, in these 'troubled times'... it reminds me of a poem I once read with a similar subject, but about a couple mutually controlling themselves and using a fire-water analogy instead. I haven't read you in far too long!