And I want, Dear God, I want
I have been wanting my whole life
Chest heavy and lungs tight and hands outstretched, straining
I have never known it, God, is it everything?
I am not ambitious, I am not determined, but I want I want I want
I move forward because I must
Love and pain and laughter and hatred
I want to know, I need to know
There is nothing within me but want
How do I learn to live with it
I am whole, I am whole, I ache for it
I ache
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I hear the song Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar in this poem. I guess it is the phrase (I want I want I want) that stimulated it. A powerful poem of desire and an asking with force of the human soul. Nicely written For such deep expression of emotion a fave
Dear, wren,
As if pleading to know, the pursuit of knowledge, the knowledge of life and all the 'wants' therein in this very fine poem of yours. I have enjoyed this verse, very much so. Well done indeed.
Wishing you all the very best,
Tony.
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