There’s enough to go around.
Never be a hungry mouth.
Never want for more.
There is just so much in store.
Deny that you love the taste,
or that you’ve ever seen its face.
The conflict has just begun,
but hung with us since we were young.
We never understood desire.
Our attraction to the fire.
Feed into the burning flame
all our guilt and all our shame.
We could keep it burning
all night,
ever night
for the rest of time,
if it would digest
our regrets
a hundred at a time.
If we could take away
all pain,
all stains,
until only we remain,
we would be free
and no longer hungry.
DJR – 2022
