fire in my bones

I want truth not culture.
The gift, not the wrapping.

I want family not status.
To be chosen, not enforced.

I want love not security.
An encompassing flame, unbridled by logic.

I want kindred souls not convenience.
Connection, not company.

I want discovery not comfort.
Insight not normality.

I want to live not exist.
To taste, not to hear.

I want to expose, not conserve my heart.
Nothing to prove, nothing to lose.

I want freedom, not perfection.
Adventure over elegance.

I want to be used not wasted.
To be brilliant not a dreamer.

I want God not religion.
A fire in my bones, an anchor to my heart.