Emotions

Are humans a slave to their emotions;

Endlessly searching for the sublime,

Or is happiness just a desperate notion

That changes and evolves over time.

An animal has feelings, but are they aware

Can they process and surpass their feral instincts?

Our emotions control us, but are beyond compare,

They form our perception and make us distinct.

But are we ever ourselves again

When our emotions burn faster and stronger in pain

We are changed by the experience, lost in the shame

Of losing a loved one with nothing to gain.