That Which We Love...

What need drives us – the love of beauty or possession. (Form: Rondel)

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We're not content to just admire
beauty in it's natural state.
We are driven to desecrate.
Possession is our sole desire.

A blossom on its verdant spire
has magic that we can't create.
We're not content to just admire
beauty in its natural state.

Jealously, we must acquire
that which holds a desired trait.
Callously, we don't hesitate
to destroy that which we aspire.
We're not content to just admire.


Notes

Form: Rondel  A rondel consists of two quatrains followed by a quintet (13 lines total). The meter is open, but typically has eight syllables. The first two lines of the first stanza are refrains, repeating as the last two lines of the second stanza; only the first line is repeated at the end of the final stanza. ABba abAB abbaA

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