I wonder what age we reach When we determine that life can offer more From children to adolescents I cannot pinpoint when my thirst took over As toys never fully satisfied And games only worked for a brief time Initially I thought it would pass But through time, Iβve realized it never will As my hunger for things continually engulfs The very desire they aim to destroy The caveat comes when teenage years peak And the ability to drive machines is privileged We get so enamored with these things That itβs simply hard to tell When it all went wrong
As we are stuck in material Hell.
Written July 8, 2009 in exploration of the topic of desire for my 2nd book (or at least 2nd collaboration with my designer). I still hope to publish something consisting of these poems from July 2009.