Torture

torture is love at first sight
fighting with feeling you cannot fight
loving a thing because of sight
yet not a word because of fright
torture is seeing a ring on a finger
yet inside feelings still linger
and the art of Gods hand 
takes control and demands 
that your eye's your ear's
your hopes and fears 
focus on that apparation
cupids arrow has landed deep
so deep inside that i could weep
and yet in my heart i know
that this is where sins begin
and devils they strike again and again
so why try win where i would also lose
fight this feeling i cannot use
and keep my feeling to myself
write them here tell no one else
place those troubles on a shelf
let them belong to someone else

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 6/7/2012 11:38:00 AM
When I click on one of your poems I know it will be truly exceptional John III. Thank you for sharing your words with us. I hope all is well with you and yours. I will stop back again soon. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/2/2012 8:34:00 AM
enjoyed the poem. Glad to hear you are having great weather and so are we. Just like spring and I am loving it. hugs phyl
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Date: 1/29/2012 4:23:00 PM
torture, yes...cupid's arrow did indeed land deep, for both of us...
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Date: 1/29/2012 8:49:00 AM
Yes, Satan can lure one away..Sin is beautiful at first for Satan paints a beautiful picture..I hope that I am interperting your poem correctly..I have written a new one more (or not) your style..Your reviews are always uplifting..Sara..Gave myself some wiggle room..
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Date: 1/29/2012 1:57:00 PM
John, I was refering to the form of poetry not what it was about..You know my poem called "Dynamite"..Sara
Date: 1/28/2012 10:23:00 PM
Dear..John... storm... in my way... always..pd
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Date: 1/28/2012 8:30:00 PM
so many tortured feelings in your many poems. GEt busy and do a funky foot poem for us, john!! This was a great emotive write. Did you see The contest of your lost jewel? Find your best poem that has few comments and enter that in a contest!
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Date: 1/28/2012 4:33:00 PM
A fine piece filled with deep emotion my friend. Tis better to love from afar than never to have loved at all. Great job here. God Bless, JB
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