Beata Agustin Poet Monorhyme

Love's Essence Versus Lust's Sense

Love divine, sovereign in directive
Smites lust, selfish midst carnal perspective…
Though both can be passionately active
True love along life-building objective
Unmasks lust that’s grievously "afflictive". 

While love sublime works really effective
Reaching-out: restorative, curative…
Scheming lust is deceitfully protective
In the guise of care, vainly productive
For personal gain; oh, greedy motive.

Love can turn to lust when it’s destructive
Overwhelmed with own wants, so "exploitive"…
Flawed by human nature’s mark: defective
I beg for God’s great love* --- re-creative
To vanquish lust’s force, sweetly seductive. 

*Romans 5:5…The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

July 1, 2020
1st place, "COMPLETELY YOUR CHOICE(2) any theme any form" Poetry Contest; Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 9/3/2020.

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Matt Coffelt September 4, 2020 at 6:31 PM I really enjoyed this piece! I see that both of us placed first so congratulations on your win! I’m trying to get my work out there for people to enjoy. If I can enlighten one person’s day with my words then I have done my job.

Unseeking Seeker July 19, 2020 at 9:31 AM The verse beautiful Portrayal inimitable Yet lust may not be decimated Or for that matter sublimated Being an innate instinct Ferality prowling it’s precinct Consciousness shift within Is where transcendence begins Internalising attention In quietude of meditation Imbibing and assimilating Being and so becoming Love in fullness One with Oneness

Caren Krutsinger July 3, 2020 at 5:45 AM Your rhyming is impeccable, Beata.

Janice Canerdy July 2, 2020 at 5:40 PM Very skillfully written, vividly descriptive of the differences in love and lust, Beata. Janice

Kim Rodrigues July 2, 2020 at 1:56 PM Nicely done, Beata! I think you gave this much thought!

Charles Messina July 2, 2020 at 5:15 AM Beautiful, Beata. Also, congratulations on your 1st place win in my contest. For some reason it won't let me comment on your poem. Blessings