Desire Me Not Poem by RIC BASTASA

desire me not
undesirable am i

pull me like a string
an end
i have none

desire me not
pain of the needle
piercing am i

blood drips from my
mind and
stains are all over the

the clothes of my body
naked
and tattooed and

threatening to the senses
of what is true

i am spun from lies
and lies you said

you abhor
savor me not for i am

an herb bitter
lick me not for i am a plant

all made of thorns
and sap

that blinds the eye
of those who pretend

seeing me
like sun am i

burning burning itself
to give

you light and
be not confident

i also know how
to scorch for torch

am i
burning what says
to be dry

desire me not
for at the end
i know the answer to

the riddle of the
Sphinx

the world crumples
before my feet

and then desire me
not

for without a word
shall i be gone

love me not
for i am lost in the woods
of love
and lust.