Desire
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Complete, First published Feb 26, 2023
This poem is an excerpt from the poetry collection, Dance in the Dark: Poems from the dead of night, by author Shirley Siaton, published 24 February 2023.

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DANCE IN THE DARK
Poems from the dead of night
by Shirley Siaton
Available on Amazon.com worldwide


Hot on the heels of her debut book 'Black Cat and other poems,' acclaimed author Shirley Siaton-Parabia invites the reader to dance with her to the myriad rhythms of life, in the transcendental hours of darkness, in her second book, 'Dance in the Dark.'

Featuring verses on tribulation, emergence and redemption, this poetry collection came into being after one too many jaunts and musings in the dead of night. Experience a distinctive, unfiltered view through the eyes of a woman raised and reared in the unforgiving cities of the Philippines, as she journeys through a world of greed, poverty, crime and despair with determination and hope.

Scathed, imperfect and honest to the core, 'Dance in the Dark' is a celebration of a woman's infallible heart and the indomitable human spirit.
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