Love Poem: Wants and Needs
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Written by: Anthony Guinn

Wants and Needs

Why is life so difficult?
All the time I wonder, 
Why I stand against lightening 
But I cower from the thunder.

Lightening is life. 
It’s what causes me to make a choice. 
The sweet yet forceful sound 
Of thunder is the sound of your voice.  

When I cry my endless tears, 
Why does my heart forcefully bleeds?
Why am I constantly torn
Between my wants and my needs?

I have only one want
But my needs are what I need to do. 
If my needs help hold a better 
Than I want to need you. 

My heart says it can 
Take any blow she will throw, 
But can I really trust my heart?
I don’t know.

I want the sweeter things in life 
But I need the bitter. 
If my wants lead me to death 
Then I need to be with her.