UntitledA Poem by Wilyem Clark
And if you went there, where would you go?
What other intersection, longitude-latitude, Would hold the promise that draws you thither? For all is lost once one has gained it, And purpose drains away once one has claimed it; The end of seeking is illusion, A mask we plaster on vague discomforts, Denying everything but this one Truth: Desire always wishes us elsewhere. © 2021 Wilyem Clark |
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1 Review Added on March 1, 2021 Last Updated on March 1, 2021 AuthorWilyem ClarkWashington, DCAboutI've been writing poems since my teens (now in my 60s) and prose since the 1990s. It's been hard finding decent forums online--the free websites too often suffer sudden deaths. My "published" works ar.. more..Writing
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