Sandro Botticelli: fresco of St. Augustine

St. Augustine, fresco by Sandro Botticelli, 1480; in the Church of Ognissanti, Florence.

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On Desire

I wonder what it is about desire

that swivels within layers of layers.

I unfold and unfold but I find more layers.

I contemplate upon these layers

but I find unfolding questions.

Were I to put into words what I see,

I would remain stuck in a standstill.

Yet desire ravages on the inside,

yearning to be expressed.

I lay me down in silence

and stillness of thought.

I hold onto what I do not see.

I say to myself,

I will wait for you.