I latch onto others' passions
for then they feel as mine
their newness rushes in ideas
new avenues, new hopes.
And when my me is witnessed
when my uses are liked, desired,
my ego puffs up its shoulders and swells its muscles
"yes, you want to be with me. yes, I'm useful."
the borrowed nature of the passions
means they really are not true.
though they may feel true
seem true
act true
manifest true
their source is the desire to feel alive
and to feel seen, wanted, close to someone
to serve
borrowed passions
they lopside strange if I
don't know
what they are
for then they feel as mine
their newness rushes in ideas
new avenues, new hopes.
And when my me is witnessed
when my uses are liked, desired,
my ego puffs up its shoulders and swells its muscles
"yes, you want to be with me. yes, I'm useful."
the borrowed nature of the passions
means they really are not true.
though they may feel true
seem true
act true
manifest true
their source is the desire to feel alive
and to feel seen, wanted, close to someone
to serve
borrowed passions
they lopside strange if I
don't know
what they are