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Want.

when you know wanting will hurt

By Savannah K. WilsonPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
I do not want to want ... this

How do you stop wanting the thing you want most?

Want can make us feel and do things we never would

When we want, we don’t stop to think about motives

We just want … want drives our thoughts, our words

But how do you want, how can you keep on wanting

If you know you cannot have, your wanting is … wrong

So how do we stop ourselves from wanting the want?

Do we need another want, another to strive for recklessly

A double-edged sword, want, deadly if handled without care

For if you are to have what you want, often another hurts

Can you bring that pain to others? Something you can bear?

All to satisfy your want, your need, all to get what who you … want

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About the Creator

Savannah K. Wilson

She/Her | Australian 🏳️‍⚧️ Author

Queer and all class with a touch of sass! (or maybe the reverse!)

short stories, poetry, life experience

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  • kp2 years ago

    playful and profound. the pain of attachment and desire ❤️

  • Andrea Corwin 2 years ago

    Sounds like a decision between right and wrong in this story. Our desires can be hard to tame.

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