Muse & Fury Lit

dances with desire

By

,


even nothing
is felt
completely
in my bones, in my toes,
every molecule
of my soul, heart, and being;

spirit always seems to
be longing, yearning—


i wonder what would happen
should i dance
with desire just this once,
and win?


would i be satisfied?
or would i just yearn
for something else
or to be someone
else?

i wonder will i ever be happy in
these bones?

Linda M. Crate (she/her) is a Pennsylvanian writer whose poetry, short stories, articles, and reviews have been published in a myriad of magazines both online and in print. She has twelve published chapbooks the latest being: Searching Stained Glass Windows For An Answer (Alien Buddha Publishing, December 2022). Linda has four full length poetry collections and a photography collection book. Linda is also the author of the novellas Mates (Alien Buddha Publishing, March 2022), Managing Magic (Alien Buddha Press, September 2022), and The Queen’s Son (Alien Buddha Publishing, December 2023). Her first short story collection King Quinlin (Alien Buddha Publishing, March 2024) was published this spring. Her debut haiku collection in these ancient veins was published in spring of 2024 (Alien Buddha Publishing, May 2024). Her hybrid poetry and photography collection mantle lake recently came out in February 2025 (Alien Buddha Publishing, February 2025). 

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