Adrift On the Sea Named Desire - Poem

I am adrift on the sea named Desire
Longing for an island all my own
A place to rest and retire
To be free of this turbulent foam

Whenever I see an island
And the waves, they begin to churn
"Could this be the isle for me?
The home for which I yearn?"

The hope always sparks,
A longing of heart
Grown deep with weariness
Born of the years on the sea
The sea named Desire.

This sea, it is littered with islands
Some have been well loved
Made into a rich haven
For someone, but not for me
Some are pleasant to drift by
But though I may circle time and again
And delight in their presence
They are not the home for me
Some are still bubbling
With volcanic activity
Perhaps they will make a good home
For someone else on the sea
Most I pass by but once
And then I drift on my way
Perhaps they'll be a good home
But if so, I'll never see

I am adrift on the sea named Desire
Longing for an island all my own
A place to rest and retire
For long have I drifted alone

Often do I think of my island
Craving her gentle hills,
Luscious forest,
And brilliant, shining beach
Longing to rest by her pleasant spring
A source of life
Amid the sea

Perhaps from her hills I'll see other islands
But I'll be safe from the waves of Desire
As they crash against her shore
There, where I can admire
The way the waves glitter and shine
And think to myself, "These waves are divine!"

And would not the crash of the waves
Be a delightful lullaby,
A gentle moan,
A great roar,
A pleasing spray
Upon the shore?

But from upon the sea,
The waves are delightful misery
For one cannot rest upon the sea named Desire
And if one submits to the waves
They'll be pulled down into the murky depths
Where the chains of lust curl 'round
Waiting to snare all who go down
Into the depths of the sea named Desire

And so I must fight the waves when they rise
At times I can drift
When the sea is calm
But it is hardly rest
For at any moment
A wave may come 'long.

I am adrift on the sea named Desire
Longing for an island all my own
A place to rest and retire
Where at last my desire is home.

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