Blue wildebeest in Eswatini © 2019 Marieke de Koker
A song for the Wild Beast
Free at last
Untameable
She wants to let go of all inhibitions
How can she enjoy freedom in totality
Without getting caught up once more
In want and need
In pleasure and addiction
The ascetic who has not smiled
Who has not laughed
Where can she find the courage to venture
Into life's unknown pleasures
So intense it feels dangerous
To let her guard down
To give in
Lest she get sucked into a whirlpool
And drown
Yet
If she does not venture out
If she is not brave
Does she live
Whilst missing the greatest parts of life
That make life worth living?
© 2024 Marieke de Koker
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