The Dread To Love

The Dread to Love
The pain to kiss
those lips so soft 
The sparks it brings

The dread the joy
so scared
so painful
the want of love

The cost in smoke
the pleasure it brings
the self hate I hate
for myself the pain

little joy comes of this
only pain and confussion
The doubt gets worse 
the love goes dim

It fades as if it was 
never there

how harsh
how true
the world
so cruel, so harsh
the pain
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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