Illogical Peach

 She got all she wanted

and it was sickly sweet

like an over-ripe peach

She discovered the illogic of nature

having was not so pleasing as wanting

and dreams very often

don't come true

May 3, 2023

Tressa Lee Breen

Day 71 of 100 #The100DayProject2023

Magnetic Poetry Pull: Come, Don't, Having, Nature, Over, Peach, True.

Star Trek The Original Series, season 2, episode, 1, Amok Time: "After a time, you may find that 'having' is not so pleasing a thing as 'wanting.' It is not logical, but it is often true."