The Wanting

by Hunter Sheffield
(Australia)

To want you and not have you
Is a thirst, a dryness rising in my throat
A longing in my chest, the pain dull and heavy.

Passion stifled
Taking the air from the room as i gasp out loud;
at the thought of you with her

Touching her - wanting her
Being with her and not me
and in my love for you - I let you go

But for you I've not stopped wanting