Girl in Blacksburg [NaPoWriMo 2008]

I'm a first-year student in the MFA creative writing program at Virginia Tech. I hold a BA in creative writing from Purdue University. I'm a geek who writes poems, or a poet who is also a geek. It's up to you to decide.

All poems are copyright 2008 Josette Torres.
Apr 30
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30 April 2008.

[Last one! Last one I’ll post here, anyway …]

Master, I Will Never Abandon You

I worship at your feet
for a reason—because
you ask, because you want,
because you demand, because
you desire. Desire dulls
my pain. Desire drugs me
to the quick. Desire your arms
around me. Desire your hands
holding me down. For all
the control I have over my life,
sometimes I want you to take
it from me. Sometimes I want
you to show me how to love.
Sometimes I want surrender.