To Ponder

Our minds can take us to some very dark places when we think no one is looking.  It is those illicit pleasures and fantasies that lurk in the depths of our souls, held at bay by the fear of reprisal, that spark new life in our bellies when awakened—the forbidden fruit that men and women alike secretly covet.  It is usually of the flesh—the touch of a new passion that ignites the sleeping ogres that are buried deep within our respectable facades. We feel alive again and soar with secret excitement that must remain ours alone.  We feel that churning in our gut the moment we awake and carry that secret with us while we try to maintain our daily lives and then embrace our pillows at night with heart-pounding fantasy pretending it is something else. 

Some possess a mightier sword and resolve than others and are able to lop off the heads of those persistent goblins that pop into our thoughts.  Most of us do not…