Not Part of a Normal Desire

[bghost]

Another Ray Kowalski poem, based on a line from Burning Down the House.

Not Part of a Normal Desire

This wasn't ever part
Of a normal desire,
My whole life up in flames
And I'm burning in the fire.
All I ever wanted
Was a name to call my own,
For somebody to see me
Who's heart could be my home.
But all that burned to nothing,
And I'm lonely, long gone.
It's

Comments

[luzula]

Oh, I liked that! The "name to call my own" bit is pretty poignant given that he's just been given someone else's name...

[bghost]

Thank you! I always think of the scene where the two Rays meet, and RayV says "so you're me," and RayK replies "and you're not you." They must both be pretty traumatised, when you think about it... Obviously they both need a really good debrief, but it doesn't seem about to happen.