No True Needs

All needs are taught to satisfy desires

Photo by Rendy Novantino on Unsplash

Surprised, it is true
we have no needs
only our desires
create them.
Let us travel into my life.
I was born and gasped
to breathe.
It was a need; there was
no desire, you say.
Yes, friend, there was
a genetic desire to live.
To live, I had to breathe.
I slowly learned all my
desires from others.
There came toys, friends,
school, a girl, a job, and
all that I thought would…