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Love And Lust

Each shall have a room, as they are distinct
As love is blind, lust has eyes wide open for its games
As love is day, lust is the night at the bar
As love speaks the truth, lust can just lay silent looking for the tasty froth
Love need not be beautiful but lust makes it a requisite
Love may abstain, but lust cannot
By its nature it thrives in banquets

Love is pure but lust goes to mud in all wild wrestling for what it desires
I can love you without lust
But you may not like it after all
I love and lust you

And in you
Love and lust shall
Hold hands, kiss tight, hiss all the night
Love and lust
The two becoming one
To both of us

So this union may last
This communion of souls.

Submitted: Sunday, October 04, 2009
Edited: Saturday, May 14, 2011

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  • Monserrath Campa (10/10/2012 4:44:00 PM)

    its very its truthful their are ways that many of can relate to it

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  • Rosalinda Martinez (1/30/2011 5:34:00 AM)

    The expression is pure; I think you know what love is. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Goldy Locks (10/4/2009 8:07:00 PM)

    Really insightful piece, Ric. Wish i had written it! keep on, goldy~~

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