Iva Hotko

Desire

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There is a place

I don\'t dare to go,

where desire dwells,

and would swallow me whole.

It’s a whisper,

a tender breeze,

a promise of what could be.

There is only so much

the heart can take,

so I leave it to the dawn

to take it away.