Lora Colon - Eternal Thirst

This thirst for love is my heart's torment,
How can I calm these raging fears
When the fire of love's thirst burns like the sun,
And the blaze is stoked by my tears?

My eternal thirst.... will it be quenched?
My heart's parched, lying in the dust,
It longs to leap into glistening waves,
It pleads for the tide's rapturous thrust

Eternal thirst lurks in the darkness,
Seeking shadows in empty streets,
And finding its way to my room each night,
It softly cries on satin sheets

Eternal thirst, my heart knows you well,
You long for a kiss wet with dew,
But one warm embrace would still make you smile,
Your demands are so small and few

When will my thirst be satiated?
I choke on the dust of despair,
And a sigh of weariness leaves my lips
As I fall to my knees in prayer

Eternal thirst, the sun's almost set,
You're waning, like a smoldering fire,
Soon, on winter's wind you'll drift away,
Leaving not a trace of desire

My thirst for love..... jaded memories
That ride on the wings of despair,
A song of poets, a dream of fools,
Peace! ... when longing breathes its last air

Lora Colon

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