Rise Above Passion: a Second Look (poem)

Chasing passion,
my desire has ended,
now to be fulfilled.
I chased the girl of my dreams.
Who can do better than that?

Time and time again
crawling after mirages,
I had fooled myself.
Now I rise above passion,
and start to know what love is.

Indeed, love makes clear
the heart shrouded in passion.
It controls the mind
with the music of the heart,
until passion goes away.

For love is greater
than the conditions we place
on the ones we love.
Though passion has brought me here,
it is love that holds me close.

Rise above passion (poem)

Chasing passion,
my desire is endless,
always unfulfilled.
Why chase the girl of my dreams?
I can do better than that!

Time and time again
crawling after mirages,
I have fooled myself.
When I rise above passion,
I start to know what love is.

Indeed, love makes clear
the heart clouded by passion.
It controls the mind
with the music of the heart,
until passion fades away.

For love is greater
than the conditions we place
on the ones we love.
Though passion has brought me here,
it is love that holds me close.