# Desire explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Georgia Douglas Johnson.

## What happens

The speaker expresses a powerful yearning to transcend mundane reality and enter the splendid halls of their dreams, driven by an insistent allure.

## Themes in this chapter

### Hope and Vision for the Future

The desire to enter the 'halls resplendent of my dreams' reflects a hopeful vision and aspiration for a better future.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown

The speaker articulates a deep personal desire to move beyond the ordinary and achieve their dreams.

## Key lines

> Ope! ye everlasting doors, unto my soul’s demand, I would go forward, fare beyond these dusty boulevards

Open the eternal gates to answer my soul's call; I want to move past these worn-out streets.

_The speaker calls for a passage from the ordinary to the extraordinary._

> Faint lights and fair allure me all insistently And I must stand within the halls resplendent, of my dreams.

Dim but beautiful lights persistently attract me, and I am compelled to stand in the magnificent halls of my own dreams.

_The allure of the dream world is irresistible and necessary for the speaker._

## Links

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