The Thing I Want, A Little Kiss Poem by Chloe Coleman

Why do I want what I can't Accept?
The one Thing that I won't allow,
The Thing I wish I could have kept,
the thing I banished with a vow.

The Thing I wanted so desperately
I had to tell myself to stop this Thing
I knew the Thing wanted me,
That Thing that made me want to sing!

It tempted me and held me
trying to break my iron will
It took all I had to get up and flee.
How I wished to just keep still!

Why did I want some of this?
when I knew it to be so wrong?
Why did I want a little kiss?
Why is it hard to stay so strong?

So for now the Thing is gone,
but I know that he'll be back
But I hope he'll see the line is drawn
And If he doesn't he'll get a smack.