Wednesday 26 January 2011

Covet

I’ve tried wanting a life that isn’t mine.

Tried dreaming myself into some other mind.

Imagined myself toeing a new line,

Leaving everything I know far behind.


I’ve tried wanting a life that isn’t mine.

Where my name is foreign, my manner kind.

A life where my needs and desires align.

But such a well-loved life is hard to find.