Desire, The Muse Of Every Man

Ye begin small, but become a big beast, And spur like cats and like them can't be schooled, A sovereign queen in a life-long feast, A Muse of every man, by her befooled, Like harmless kitten nudging with soft paw, Pestering to pay heed, caressing crease, Much ere man knows thou as bottomless maw, If starved, a forest fire on wings ye breeze. Long hath man mused: to be or not to be, World's Oliver Twists wanting ever more, Still, having had the wish seldom happy, Hard ‘tis showing thee O desire a door— Men ever dream champagne and caviar, When all they deserve is hot dogs and beer. _____________________________________________ Sonnets | 02.11.12 | Topic: desire, muse, fire