Poem: Lust

I wanted a dress the color of the blue twilight outside.

I wanted shoes that were as polished and shiny as pearls.

I wanted a knitted shawl as black as the night.

I wanted a purse as ruffled and vibrant as a rose.

I wanted a tent to shield against the sun and rain and as colorful as a rainbow.

I wanted lipstick as bold as an azalea.

I wanted makeup as fine and delicate as dew on a spider’s web.

I wanted hair as elaborate as a bird’s nest.

I wanted presents as amazing as a butterfly’s wing.

I wanted guests as regal as eagles and as kind as doves.

I wanted food as exotic as foreign capitals.

I wanted my party to be all of this,

But instead I got a shabby celebration,

A humid thunder storm,

A ruined dress and many tears.