Prayer Lust Poems

In the sacred silence of this moment, 
I kneel before you, my Lord, 
burdened by the weight of my transgressions. 
My soul trembles, confessing
 the...

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I come here as to a temple
An old-fashioned thing
Before Lisa, Joe, Paula, Jen
I condemn false gods of pain
Foul gods foretold in That Day
When coupling will...

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Sin begins with the heart,
Where dark desires may start.

Sin takes root in the mind,
Where temptation begins to bind.

Sin fuels the imagination,
And fans the fire of...

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As I traverse this spiritual wilderness 
Seeking solace, a dwelling place 

There is something I must tell 
I am held captive in disgrace 

Drowning before...

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When spirits join in godly intercourse,
     love's so divine (and never like black bane)!
Invite another in like a Trojan horse,
 ...

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I
Go placidly amid the guile, ingratitude, and hate, he said
Max Ehrmann, we believe, trumpeted the peace of silence
In that famous poem, urban legend says, found...

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Words will sour
in your lust
for power,
it is these
deeds
that come.

Prayer is lush,
it makes
one cower
but pure
is the cure
that scours.

I fend off
these baleful insults
which tumult
through my brave
innocence.


The flower...

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The cunningness I feel is near:
It tries coming for a stay
Living within a beast, I once lived in
It's a bit dangerous wanting my play.

I have...

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I
If one evangelizes for God, caution
Must never be thrown to the wind
In (mission) field, social science education
As anthropology says, learn, be kind:
Slow to judge, eager...

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You have heard that it was said
 'You shall not commit adultery' 
But I say to you
 everyone who looks at a woman 
With lust...

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If I could pick someone to share
This life to live without compare
I’d look your way and not despair
And ask you if you’d boldly dare
Allow this...

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Willing to pay the most tragic of prices
I just want to feel something soon
Using her beauty for only the worst of vices
Knows what she’s doing...

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LOVE POEMS I by Michael R. Burch

These are love poems by Michael R. Burch: original poems and translations about passion, desire, lust, sex, a first...

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I whispered it slowly,
I shout it out loud
I said it though my mouth didn’t make a sound
I spelled your name
While it sparked a bright flame
I...

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Hymn to Aphrodite
by Sappho
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Immortal Aphrodite, throned in splendor!
Wile-weaving daughter of Zeus, enchantress and beguiler!
I implore you, dread mistress, discipline me...

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