Lust Is Not Love

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 what's love 
               gotta do with lust?
            not a doggone thing.
                one must never 
                confuse the two. 

             love's sterile needle 
             punctures our flesh 
                 and penetrates 
                      bone deep 
            into the heart and soul, 

                          unlike 
               lust's blunt rusty tip 
      which only pokes at the skin, 
                     superficially 
          lust is pure exploitation;

      simply a selfish sexual desire 
                     the pathway 
            that winds itself to love 
         requires patient navigation, 
        there's no rushing through it...

  like "wham-bam, thank you, ma'am!"
                   the difference 
                 between the two 
                is as clear as day. 
             love is about sharing;

        always choose it, reject lust.


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Date written: 05/28/2023

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