Thou shalt not—

and yet—

I—

I—

I—

not at all alike

the birds

of the sky

taking

flight—

as they are

I stop—

— and sow

— and reap

—and store

and still am

found asking

for more—

#what? #challenge

Want

what is

out of reach.

Despise

what is in

my grasp.

Look!

the other

side

of

the fence,

where

greener

is

the grass.

Upon reaching

the other

side,

dismayed,

I realize

that the grass,

although,

lush and green

just wasn’t

as green

as it

seemed.

Despise

what is in

my grasp;

Want

what is

out of reach.

Stop the cycle

of want

and greed —

be content

where

I meet

all my

needs.

the bitterness of a flower petal

is unmatched by both it’s

beauty

and

fragrance.

this unfortunate irony only exists

in a dichotomous world such as our own.

and in another place i imagine

lives a daisy whose fragrance

is more palatable than the

one you gave me.

-CLC

I want!

-But that is not a need.

It is a desire.

-In your good mind, a temporary weed.

Yet it spreads.

-To it do not forfeit the lead.

No, but quench it. Do the bidding?

-Do not impurity feed!

Alone I cannot fight it.

-In masses it will only breed.

Why to solitude you have forsaken me?

-Because only the mind that birthed the sin, can make it bleed.

Want is equal to need,

the desire flowing through me until I can't breathe.

I want you, I need you

so that I can breathe again.

So that I can sleep again.

If only

you felt the same.

You say you want

and I say what

You say you need

and I ask what

You say you hurt

and I wonder what

You leave

and I don't know why

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I say I want you

but you say what you want

I say I need you

but you ask "what do you need?"

I say you hurt me

and you silently wonder "what did i do?"

I finally leave

and you're confused "...what?"

I’m gonna be alone again this Valentine’s day

What else is new?

But I really wanted to spend it with you

I really hate to sound this way

But I really wanted to spend Valentine’s day with you

I need to move on

I wanted to feel your lips

Feel your gentle tongue

Feel your body pressed against mine

And it just be the two of us

That’s how you know

its a fantasy, dumbass

God, I sound desperate

But I need you

And I know you need me

I can tell by the way you speak

Stop hanging

onto someone that

you already know is

GONE

No one loves you so

suck it up and deal with it

Just like everyone else

I love you

Always have

Always will

And I want you but I know you’re not longer mine

So just get on with

your useless life

When a boy grows into a man

And a girl into a woman

Never assume that their mind matches their body.

The number of consequences I've had to pay

When I made an ass out of you and me, by

Anchoring my thoughts based on appearance are countless.

Never again will I want much more

Than to understand others and to be understood

Winning doesn't need to mean conflict

And losing doesn't need to be the end.

Necessary, it is to cherish life and embrace differences.

Those who ignore this shall live a life chasing wants, like an addict.