If I only Could

I wish I could....

Drain myself of this desire for love

Drain the heartache of lonliness

Drain the spark I have for tenderness

I wish I could....

Hold my hand out to all with closed eyes

Relieve myself of judgement

Lose my thoughts of contempt

I wish I could....

Keep virtues shinning brightly in my heart

Forsake indulgence

Ignore societies falsehoods

With no effort

I can, it is true that I can

But how difficult it is

What a reward it is

The human spirit is like

Your shadow

It is always there

But difficult to find

In darkness.