I want desktop folder stored on mm mac, not in iCloud drive

If you have the Desktop and Documents option turned on, then both the Desktop and Documents folders are synced with iCloud. See: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

The iCloud Drive folder on your Mac is where the local copies of your files are accessed. If there is no local copy you can then access the cloud copy from that folder in the same way.

If you don't have the Optimize Mac Storage option turned on in Apple menu > System Settings > [username] > iCloud > Optimize Mac Storage then there will always be a local copy on your Mac (in the iCloud Drive folder). However if you do have that option turned on then there may not be a local copy if your Mac is low on storage space. You can confirm whether or not there is a local copy by looking at the instructions in the "View iCloud status" section of Get file, folder, and disk information on Mac - Apple Support