God Love Hurts Poems

Preposterous Eros
by Michael R. Burch

“Preposterous Eros” – Patricia Falanga

Preposterous Eros shot me in
the buttocks, with a Devilish grin,
spent all my money in a rush
then left...

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It seems not even your own God could answer my prayer,
Truth be told, he may have someone for you that is better.
Even after you have...

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After witnessing a murder meant for me after surviving a car bomb igniting my skull crushed my face bruising my brain i received threatening calls...

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It was a beautiful story,
I wish it was my own. 
It makes me think of you,
so every now and then
I turn it on. 

Was the...

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Long ago, there came to the garden in which I’d been planted
a stranger who admired me in the spring of my life.
Tall was he; dark...

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CATULLUS TRANSLATIONS 3


Catullus VII: 'How Many Kisses'
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

You ask, Lesbia, how many kisses
are enough, or more than enough, to satisfy me?

As...

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I used to like
how you numbed
all the pain
one hit
of your dopamine
and I was 
good to go again.
Now your back
after I've finally
become sober
I missed you 
so...

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The lovechild of a god and a poet 
Your eyes in that photo
They spoke of kindness and innocence
The heart on your neck, I took as...

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You have my eyes but not my heart
This part of my life you play this part
The vision of loveliness that I call art
The part of...

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"No, not again", you said
Your heart has been bruised 
One too many times 
I wait patiently 
With a first aid kit and a smile 
"That's...

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As an imperfect man who is journeying towards a better version of himself
A man who is not strong because of his strength but willingness to...

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It’s been 36 days since you were dethroned 
You were the free-standing house, I was the fist that ripped the power line in half 
You’re...

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Every point in life you made a decision 
Good or bad you live and you learn 
Don't feel regret for the bridges you've burn 
Just...

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If  love hurts so bad 
then why did God make us feel 
all this pain inside...

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i will write haiku 
so that my big feelings don’t 
take up too much room 

i know well enough
silence wields no rejection
so i stay silent.

the...

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