Poetry: Desire 323 Articles

by William Blesch

By moonlight I saw you lying there, You took my breath away. Your eyes closed, somewhere dreaming, I wanted to kiss you so I decided to dare. And as I kissed you I gazed on your face again and traced it, You are so ...read more

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by charlotte sometimes

"IF YOU WANT TO KNOW...how much I miss you go and count the waves." -author unknown (for Blondin) In Paris her streets wrap around me strong and safe so that I can walk my two whiskeys home alone stunned, numb...read more

by Robert Levine

THE TOUCH A mist clears and I find a shape nearby, a shape like mine, but lovelier: slim, lithe, a wisp of wood, her limbs spreading through sky in all directions, each round tier of withes a spoked wheel with no r...read more

by Brian Hosie

Incandescent Impassioned eyes engulf my idleness New desires blossom and consume Like the flick of a hidden switch Igniting searing fires deep within That no simple touch can quench With fevered anticipation grip...read more

by Pam Mistyhn

Forbidden Desire Forbidden desire swells in my breast. Heart catches fire, though love will protest For love is not the feeling of which my hand writes But the sin known as lust that drew me here tonight. I had yo...read more

by Tangela Brown

Just for today Can I pretend Pretend that you are mine That home to me you will come For me to provide you With all that your heart desires. Just for today I want to feel Feel that you belong to me That my hea...read more

by Dharma Jensen

HIS AMAZING EYES I look into your eyes and I see the real you full of hurt love passion regret hate I look into your eyes and I see the good the bad in between the black the white the gray I look...read more

by Summer Mccoy

Laying under the stars, I feel the warmth of your skin, I hear the beating of your heart, I smell the soft scent of your hair. Never known to me was this desire, this complete obsession, with wanting such a passionat...read more

by Tara Jacoby

Missing Piece (the twin soul poem) Dedication: You know who you are. Breath..My breath. You are refreshing- like the air which fills my craving lungs. Peace- You pacify me. As if you are the life entering my long...read more

by Jocheved Branigan

Hunger Gives flavor to many things A necessary ingredient of survival A spawning ground of fantasies Adding spice and colors to my moods Soothing yet arousing Tastes and passions clamoring for satisfaction Instincti...read more

by Brian Benson

SHE SKATES RINGS AROUND SATURN Ethereal traveler lover of night Enters my heart all airy and light Chanting of love in Her mystical tones Taking my heart to worlds yet unknown I ask Her if there's a design or a patt...read more

by Derek Kostamo

Lady of The Clouds A solitary glimpse, Crowding my thoughts. Lady of the clouds, Gentle Angle the refused to die. How you caught my eye, Spread your wing, may I see you fly. Occupy! My imagination. Gusts of lo...read more

by Gib Whitney

Whispering eyes of azure and light, Radiantly sparkle in diamond white, Soft smiles dance and fondle the air, Hearts burn within, hidden from sight. Furtive glances caught and returned, Kissing desires, a deep fir...read more

by Steve Holder

It's Just That It's just that when we kiss While accidentally meeting in the kitchen And I rub my hands all over your body Even though you're fully clothed I imagine the touch of your skin on my hands As our mouths...read more

by Ellen Gammon

The Hours Before Dawn I thought about the minutes The hours The seconds Before I could touch you Find you Hold you close to me Feel the weight of you Next to my skin Sinking Falling Breaking me so f...read more

by Richard Candela

Now you may see from the vibe I'm showing That I'm full blown in appreciation for this moment Knowing that what's soon to be flowing Is just product of our sweet chemistry So the second you set yourself next to me Sw...read more

by Tom Wynter

Her eyes pierce my soul. Can she see what i'm thinking? Can she feel what i'm feeling? Can she make me whole? Her beauty consumes me. I cannot sleep, I cannot eat, Could it be...? It's lust, no more, Too young...read more

by Emilee Albertson

Eyes of jade, Heart untold. Smile so soft, Words so bold. Levels unfathomable, Speak so you're heard. You want understanding, Of all that you've learned. Your actions in dreams, Transcends words in reality. I...read more

by Valerie Cerami

Hush, my Darling, hush There's nothing left to say No explaining No words We don't have to talk No rights No wrongs I just need to hold you in the night Invite you Into my bed Into my arms For on...read more

by Krista Jourden

*Alonzo* How could I tell you how I felt, what would you have said? So I didn't tell you, I wrote you a note instead. I just gave it to you over thirty minutes ago and all I can think of is what I wrote. ...read more