I read right through you:
You want me, only when you can't have me.
The smell of sensuality, you believe to own it—
To control it.
You think I bathe in your personality—
Your lure.
You believe me to be the one to crawl.
You can't read through me:
I only want you when you are available.
I am sensual; I reek of it.
I have the power; I can turn it on whenever.
I have all of the control.
I bathe in water, the element.
Not your lure.
The truth:
You think you are above me, only when I snap my fingers.
YOU ARE READING
We Can Win
PoetryThese are poems I created while still in college. Sociology being one of my passions of mine. I consider myself a forever student. The title poem was influenced by a Gender Studies course, one with a cross-cultural perspective. Learning about the...