Burn Me

Burn Me

How can I not desire
When all around me beauty
All life a burning fire
And desire my only cruelty

All the beauty of the Earth
Parades before my eyes
Every day since my birth
To deny would be more lies

Hold back your desire now
They say, to see what is real
But they forget to tell me how
To forgo beauty and still feel

I would still your beauty find
In your voice if I were blind

Tell me how to rid my thought
Of the seeds that you planted there
Empty my mind of all I am taught
Of the beauty of you, you share

How can I not desire you here
When you tempt me from afar
Will denying you bring you near
When the thought of you out shines a star

If desire will bring me pain and death
Then bring it to me now I pray
For the desire of you draws my breath
To have you here and have you stay

End my passion my eternal desire
Take me and consume me in your fire.

22.58 Australian EDST 4th November 2009
copyright Gregory John O’Flaherty

  • msdebbie

    msdebbie

    This is a tender tale of desire, beauty and torment – themes I strongly embrace too.
    Love it xoxo

  • Gregory John O... replied

    :-) Thanks Debbie, glad you like it !!

  • ArcadiaTempest

    ArcadiaTempest

    WOW ….you are on fire tonite Gregory…. ...I like your passion :))

  • Gregory John O... replied

    :-) Thanks ( I like yours too )

  • autumnwind

    autumnwind

    Oh dear. Someone has gotten to you in bad/good way. : )) Awesome, honest write. xoxoxo

  • Gregory John O... replied

    Thanks Shar; good or bad she has inspired some writing I probably would never have done..

  • Kristin  Reynolds

    Kristin Reynolds

    This is awesome.
    They do say passion is an evil…
    Hold back your desire now
    They say, to see what is real
    But they forget to tell me how
    To forgo beauty and still feel

    and must be left behind, making way for enlightenment…you explain the paradox here so well.
    it sounds like someone lit up your soul; you’ve got to love the internet…it allows us to reach across the globe and touch another’s heart and soul from afar. :)
    awesome, man.

  • Gregory John O... replied

    Thanks Kristin, the catch 22 of the internet …. she is probably 80 + and gay…

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    So beautifully written Gregory, so tender and loving…......I love this side of your writing too !

  • Gregory John O... replied

    :-) Much appreciated !!

  • JaneSolomon

    JaneSolomon

    So passionate…..I love this Greg. xx

  • Gregory John O... replied

    Thanks Jane, appreciated !!

  • Kristin  Reynolds

    Kristin Reynolds

    HA! holy Shite, that’s hilarious! lolol god, I hope not. lol

  • Gregory John O... replied

    :-)

  • Trenchtownrock

    Trenchtownrock

    Lawd a mercy…pure fire blazing my friend…enjoyable read.

  • Gregory John O... replied

    Thanks Chris; appreciated !!!

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