THE DEATH OF MY DESIRES

“A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.” - Rabindranath Tagore
 

Picasso it is today for Magpie Tales’ creative writing meme. Here is my contribution.

The Death of my Desires
 

This is the evening
Of the death of my desires,
Subdued by all the arguments
Of my logic and cool reason.
 

This is the night
When I transcend my animal passions
Changing them to swift-flying thought,
That wings me away from temptation.
 

This is the morning after,
When I have changed myself
Into a creature of rationality,
Embarking on noetic voyages.
 

And in the blinding noonday sun
Of growing wisdom,
I shall sacrifice my heart,
On fires that are fuelled by burning flesh
And dedicate all of my animal instincts
On the altar of Diana and Athene.