Forms Of Desire Poem by Abdulrazak Aralimatti

Water, ice and vapour
Forms of the same substance

Dagger, knife and axe
Shapes of the same substance

Virtue and vice though contradictory
But their source is one and the same

The human desire takes forms
And man has the power to shape

The mind creates thoughts
And heart the emotions
Enforcing the body into action

Positive thoughts and emotions
Into virtuous deeds and actions

Negative thoughts and emotions
Into vicious deeds and actions

His will at his discretion
Aligned with his nature

Gives the form to desire
Making good of bad and vice versa