United States, (contemporary)
Fear and Desire
- A pig is poised at the edge of a rushing river
- on an island in the center is a luscious peach
- ripened by the pig’s desire
- The pig can think of nothing but the peach
- if he enters, he may never reach it
- or, having it, may never reach the shore again
- entering, he may lose his life
- not entering, he surrenders his self
- a fly curls by the pigs ear
- a pig is poised at the edge of a rushing river.
© Brian Davis
from: Sol Magazine. October, 2000.
from: Sol Magazine. October, 2000.
About the Poet
Brian Davis, contemporary US poet. [DES-6/03]