wish to breathe

this insatiable thirst for love
gets realized in so many ways
in so many hearts

bonds that form naturally
tugging at heartstrings
in this ethereal melody

and life pulsates in every vein
as if on strings
that hold myriad flowers
blooming with joy

then what wilts
ruing love, shutting doors
in this need to contain
name or possess

still the lingering pervasive fragrance
makes it impossible
to live with a self
that denies this rejection

the ache of betrayal unmasked
into leashed desire
damming this flood of feeling
that frustrated only needs to flow free..

and still oblivious we close up
hurting cursing our loved ones
ignoring the heart that rebels
in protest at this imprisonment
of it's natural instincts
a need to love
a wish to breathe....