passion.

listen to the voices of the artists
putting everything they have into the art
devoting their lives to creating
they inspire me
to dream, to write, to create, to love,

and the music allows me to feel
passion.

a pulse quickens as a heartbeat races
your hand in mine,
our sweet embraces,
if a moment could last forever, it would be this

moment filled with love, inducing
passion.

a pen in my hand and a thought in my head
creates a written piece of art communicating
ideas of happiness, of love, of dread
to the ears of others
an idea, a feeling, a memory set in ink on a sheet
inviting my thoughts to bloom and weave themselves
into a beautiful tapestry of words

writing is
passion.

the corners of my mouth slide up, contorting my features:
a smile invades my face
happiness, joy, laughter, bliss, a love for all living creatures

our friendship gives me
passion.

to have nothing,
and create art with it
to give an idea wings
and make lives better with it
to look at something,
and see the beauty in it
to aspire, to dream, to hope,

and to wish is
passion.

music, love, writing, friendship, dreaming-
passion, by any other name.