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For Lust and Love

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My Love

 

I have followed you
opened wide my tattered heart
just to touch you

forsaken myself
set aside my tarnished soul
just to lay a moment...  deep within you

yet I feast at your body
crave you more than I can ever say
and would sin and offend again...  to have you

lust does this
and love leaves us senseless
seeing only what we need... and must have

even now
I can not forget
how well you enclose me

raise me up
lost... for a time
in the warmth of you

so I trade... all I am
just to have you lay with me
make me forget for a while... in you

who... I am
and who I have forsaken
to live in this wondrous passion again

a man lost
lost in the beauty
only a lover can understand

a precious woman

I need you
therefore I am doomed

yet I need you




Richard LeeL

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We may be brillant in our mind, and still become a forever fool, in matters of love
I anguish over what I have done in the past, who I have hert and how I have hert myself...

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  • lake of whispers
    August 11
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    wowwwww..just so pretty! Omg you're so sweet

  • sapphireangelwings
    June 16

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    To read ones own self with in the works/ words of another....magical. It is truly amazing what LOVE turns us into. I've been the " fool," and gotten " fooled," and even now would not change a thing because even having lost at love I have grown and it has made me who I am. Wonderful piece you have penned here.


    • Endeavor gold member
      June 16
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      Marie


      Thank you for your heartfelt confession
      I loved so much, I wanted to be fooled no matter what
      I lied to myself and others, it was my sin
      Thank you for saying beautiful

      Rick

  • Grieving-Willow
    May 30

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    This is why you are one of my very most favorite writers, because of your poetry, I love it so!!!! I must buy your book, you have given me reason to go and buy your book when I go to Barnes and Noble next week, I do hope I find your masterpiece. Please keep writing, it is such a honor!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sara Dawn

    • Endeavor gold member
      June 16
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      Mrs.Keizor

      Sorry I missed your comment
      I am honered to be one of your favorites
      If you would like, for my friends on here, I send out a signed book directly
      Write me with you address, and I will arrange it
      Thank you for feeling my thoughts Sara

      Rick

  • LoveSpell-PurpleRose silver member
    May 27

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    Wonderfully Written !

    Lost in the beauty, only a lover can understand, a precious woman. I need you, therefor I am doomed yet I need you. This is my favorite words in this poem for they are feelings I too feel deep inside my soul. But I really love the poem as a whole. God Bless You Always. Brenda Gae


    • Endeavor gold member
      June 16
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      Hi Brenda


      I just relieze I missed your comment
      I try to write anyone that takes the time to comment
      Thank you for quoting me and carring for my words

      Rick

  • Asdzaa Nadleehe silver member
    May 24

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    Beautiful fools and unforgettable lovers...still we look back at things we have done in this life and allow our souls to be tossed around in a sea of regret, however....to say we have loved is a blessing most of all...least we not forget~
    I adore this write....Such beautiful emotion...
    Many blessings
    ~A~


    • Endeavor gold member
      May 24
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      Hi Nadleehe


      Thank you for your thoughtfull comment on my words
      Even with regret, there is little I would change
      Love is just comepelling to me
      I got so lost

      Rick

  • moon2u silver member
    May 12

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    Yes, love makes fools of us all
    but for that very short time
    our heart is opened to
    the mingled essence
    of pure bliss
    that we would not trade
    for anything

    Your poem is exquisite Endeavor
    hugs Moony


    • Endeavor gold member
      May 12
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      Moony


      Always nice to have you read me
      I agree with all you say
      If love was easy, anyone could do it well

      Thank you for saying exquisite

      Rick

  • Touchof1der Moderators member
    May 7

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    Some of the most powerful and lasting lessons learned come from simply experiencing mistakes and moving on from there. It's true that we do a lot of crazy things in the name of both love and lust and sometimes someone is left behind and hurt in the process too, but as we grow and learn, so must they. This is a very powerful piece you have penned. The message behind it is powerful too. The way that it is writen is very easy to read which gets this message across to most all who read it. Thank you for sharing and best wishes to you in all of your endeavors. Keep that pen handy and ever ready for use dear poet.
    ♥ Touchof1der

  • nichtmich silver member
    May 7

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    An outstanding poem and and observation of the history of the world. What men and women will sacrifice for those overwhelming passions. Wonderfully penned and bittersweet.

    . Rewarded 4


  • frownsnfreckles
    May 7

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    yes, love makes fools of us all but also makes us great. To combine lust and love in one person is not as easy as it sounds, lust can make us selfish and love must sacrifice for the other, so it is a fine line that requires a balance of mind and emotions, while still burning the bright light of passion.

    . Rewarded 6


  • Pear gold member
    March 13

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    There is so much passion here in this piece, it radiates with it. The background itself is a mere a illusion to it, but your words and the flow of them, bring it out.


    Best of luck in the contest!
    Concrete Angel

  • Godless but divine gold member
    March 12

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    INTUITION






    A king or a slave
    To LUST both crave
    Lost life through desire
    Intention went higher and higher
    Yearned to rest on bosom friends
    Yet in darkness forsaken, soon your life ends.



    I like the desire that you hold inside mixed with passion to give a protray of beautiful humilation..
    Though its not rhymed but I will consider it as the rest.

    Nicely penned..thank you for the entery and goodluck.
  • albymyheart gold member
    February 2

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    "So I trade...all I am just to have you lay with me." I can really relate to this feeling. SO intense are your words on lust and love. The reader becomes wrapped in the emotion within the poem. It is beautifully written and I like the layout of short stanzas. I'm glad I stumbled upon it today.
    alby


  • irishmidnight
    January 10

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    "a man lost
    lost in the beauty
    only a lover can understand"

    That line should forever be quoted...it's beautiful!! Best of luck


    • Endeavor gold member
      January 10
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      irishmidnight


      Thank you for quoting me

      Enjoyed your contest

      Rick

  • Manicmuze
    January 2
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    oh, the power of love and lust... sigh
    well done, enjoyed this,
    ~ wendy

    • Endeavor gold member
      January 10
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      Manicmuze


      Hi Wendy
      so nice to have you read me

      Rick

  • sidewinder silver member
    December 24, 2007

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    roamnce found within the heart where wind blow in that essence of time!
    Keep penning on one stroke at a time!
    Bill


    • Endeavor gold member
      January 10
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      sidewinder


      Thank you for reading me

      Thank you for the smilies tooo

      Rick
  • bergettigirl
    December 23, 2007
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    Beauty and exquisite....Excellent words of expression here....Keep writing......


    • Endeavor gold member
      December 23, 2007
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      Thank you my friend


      Thank you for saying exquisite

      How nice

      Rick

  • ravensgift gold member
    December 19, 2007
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    There is so much said here. Sensual and intense...nicely done


    • Endeavor gold member
      December 23, 2007
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      Ravens


      I love intense... crave it

      I thank you

      Rick

  • raggyann
    December 17, 2007

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    your flow was outstanding
    your words were wonderful
    and this poem was all to clear to me
    but the way you wrote it was sexy and gentle
    inticing realy


  • genevieve3
    December 7, 2007

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    pervokes the thought of secret lovers and the ones hurt in the aftermath of pain, from the darkend truth. Adultry hurts the ones left behund the most.

  • katscradle
    December 6, 2007
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    a beautifull write

    your heart and sould flows through every word thank you for sharing this

  • imahealer gold member
    November 29, 2007
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    Brilliant!

    Rick, a book, and now another. You have come so far and your writing has matured so very much! This work is filled with the knowledge of a man who admits to erring , but like us all, falters once in a while! The last stanza says it all! Best wishes in this contest!
    The Healer xo


  • howlinginpain
    November 27, 2007

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    Doomed

    "Therefore I am doomed; yet I need you". These last two lines really affect me. It is absolutely true in lust and love but also in many other ways. This piece started out strong and, unlike so many, finished strong as well. Masterfully written Poet.

    . Rewarded 4


    • Endeavor gold member
      November 28, 2007
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      Hi Pain


      Pleased you liked this
      It was easer to write then to live in life
      Most of my writes are from life, I don`t do fuction

      Thank you for saying "Masterfully Written"
      Great comment

      Rick

  • Gypsie Ink silver member
    November 27, 2007
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    Remarkable...

    and sensual and a definite reread, again and again...

    • Endeavor gold member
      November 27, 2007
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      Gypsie


      I think you read the words
      as deeply as I wrote them here

      Please read others by me
      I thank you for your comment

      Rick

  • Angelic Tears
    November 27, 2007

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    amazing

    I need you
    therefore I am doomed

    yet I need you

    that part hit me super hard because its saying how much you need someone although it kills you, but yet you would rather choose death than them. very good friend

    • Endeavor gold member
      November 28, 2007
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      Fading


      Sorry I missed your comment
      Pleased you liked my words here

      You said the truth

      Rick

  • Daizy21
    November 27, 2007

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    When i read this poem, I get a deep sence of pain...i do not know if this was your intention, it is as though your deepest passion has become your deepest pain.
    This is a lovely write!As always my friend.

    • Endeavor gold member
      November 28, 2007
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      Daizy

      It was pain.
      Pain and a blessing all mixed together
      I am not with her now, I could go no further

      You found the essance of my words well
      Some love is just doomed at the first kiss
      we just dont know at that moment

      Rick

  • In Too Deep1 gold member
    November 23, 2007

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    I was not going to comment on any of the writs, but after reading this piece, lips pressed in silence while eyes like voyeaur peeped the emotions and wisdoms of such masterful poets and poetesses, could no longer remain mute. This my friend is a very well penned and soulful write and I enjoyed reading it. I wish you the best in the comp.


    • Endeavor gold member
      November 23, 2007
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      TooDeep


      What a great comment
      I am pleased you chose to write me on this
      Thank you for caring for my writing

      Rick
  • nothinghere silver member
    October 23, 2007

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    I am still a fool, I have made more mistakes in the past day that will haunt my soul and heart as long as I live.... the beauty in this outweighs the anguish that love can be.... you truly are the master

    Karen


    • Endeavor gold member
      November 23, 2007
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      Hi Karen


      So sorry I missed your comment

      Thank you for seeing the beauty of my thoughts

      Your words honer me

      Rick
  • michellemybelle gold member
    October 21, 2007

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    Rick,
    First and formost,this write is passionate and powerful in emotion. After reading this a few times, I feel lust and love aren't really defined, as if one clouds the other and then again. Is is lust or love you need and which dooms you...
    interesting thoughts here, well expressed confusing emotions of the body, mind and soul
    blessings,
    Michelle


    • Endeavor gold member
      October 22, 2007
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      Michelle

      Sometimes words will come to me and I am almost at a loss to change them
      I think this may be one of my best writes and perhaps fodder for another book by me. It is a classic study of human emotion, mine in this case

      If life was easy, anyone could do it well
      I am best as a poet making words

      Rick

  • Jalalbad gold member
    October 21, 2007

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    o boy

    Some people seem so needy when it comes to love that they risk everything for lust thinking lust is love.
    There are so may provety stricken souls out there,
    You should find them easy enough. Great poem even though its a bit sad I will say, You are one great writer Rick and your book will comfort many.
    Smile,
    Judy


    • Endeavor gold member
      October 21, 2007

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      O Girl


      I can`t tell if I am being applauded her
      or given a light whipping

      Eather way, I am pleased you like my writing
      Smile

      Rick

  • trista gold member
    October 21, 2007

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    Hi Rick,

    Passion...love...lust. They are all so closely related, and I think many of us have a difficult time telling them apart. It makes one wonder what really drives us at times. Amazing the things we are willing to do, forgo, or forsake in pursuit of what we may think is love...only to find it was not. I think this wonderfully expresses the fallacies of being human. And yet if we are lucky...we will find ALL of these qualities and more...in just one person.

    Much love,
    ~J.


    • Endeavor gold member
      October 21, 2007
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      Trista


      Your insite is always perfound
      Sometimes, right or wrong, we press on like a blinded fool
      I regret that love is not like mathamatics, with one clear soulution
      The good news is I love deeply
      The bad news is I love deeply

      Cool A... thank you for your nice comment

      Rick

  • Tears of Roses
    October 19, 2007

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    Wonderful reaches out
    with lots of tenderness
    and loved your note with it too
    Roses to you

    Teresa


    • Endeavor gold member
      October 19, 2007
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      Hi Teresa

      Thank you for the Roses

      Pleased you liked this

      Thank you for the 3 smilies

      Rick

  • Malabu
    October 18, 2007

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    Hi Rich

    this is very smooth...I must say...wonderful words of heart to spread the shell of a woman and bear her soul...though this wonderful piece is forty seven lines...LOL...think you can edit it to 12? man of words you are....poet
    Mal

    • Endeavor gold member
      October 19, 2007
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      Hi Malabu

      I reliezed I we over early in this verse.
      In the way that I write, I am just given the words in my mind, and this is what my Micro-brain came up with.

      I may take charge of this and create a short version and keep this as the long version. Now, which words to be rid of... ???

      Thank you for liking this, Rick

  • Nature Song silver member
    October 18, 2007

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    For all that I forsake in sin ...for lust to be with you just once...to hold you in my arms. This is pure seduction! But with class...thank you for your entry! ~Sie


    • Endeavor gold member
      October 19, 2007
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      Hi Sie


      Suduction with class is a fine comment

      I like that a lot. I try to keep my words soft

      Thank you for caring for my words

      Rick

  • Ithica silver member
    October 18, 2007

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    That red rose in entirely erotic! Combined with the elegance of your words, it's enough to make "this" girls heart fill with longing... It takes just one right person to show us the power that is love. Awesome! Ithica

    . Rewarded 4


    • Endeavor gold member
      October 18, 2007
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      Hi Ithica


      Thank you for saying awesome

      Pleased you were moved by the words

      rick

  • Loveandblessings2u gold member
    October 18, 2007

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    I have a lot to say but I won't,
    for you already know my feelings on this matter.
    I do however wish you & the beautiful person this was written for all the best.
    You sometimes are way to hard on your self.
    You write of needing someone in this amazing piece of poetry, someone needs you to Mr.
    Go after what your heart longs for,
    life is way to short, not to.
    Love Ya, my friend and I am praying for you.

    Loveandblessings2u & yours always
    Love You
    Your Buddy, Your Friend,
    Your Joy, Your Joyce


    • Endeavor gold member
      October 18, 2007
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      Hi Joyce

      I find that love is not all clear and easy

      Some is no less than a struggel

      I thank you for praying

      Your kind, Rick

  • NakedHeart
    October 18, 2007
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    Wow, this is beautiful. I love it so very much.

  • ennovy silver member
    October 18, 2007

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    Reflections of The Pure Romantic

    Amazing after searching my soul I understood each word of passion exploding upon this page. You are an awesome poet & romantic. Best of luck in the contest. Its a very heartfelt warm write; You make the ladies smile...............excellent write...novy


    • Endeavor gold member
      October 18, 2007
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      Hi Novy


      Your comment was very kind to me

      Thank you for always reading me

      Thank you for the three smilies

      Rick

  • azlyn gold member
    October 18, 2007
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    P.S. The pic is most befitting the lustful nature of the write...being a florist I handle roses everyday...and we see the individual beaty of each one. This one is most sensual. Good choice.

  • azlyn gold member
    October 18, 2007

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    All consuming pleasures and desires. Expressed so perfectly here. If I am not wrong...I think that is how true love is suppose to be. Taking over heart and mind and soul. From what I can remember of it at this stage in my life...you seem to be speaking of the real thing that we are blessed to embrace if only for awhile... for some of us. And we of the opposite sex are as given to this as your gender...we just keep it hidden a bit better. Most wonderful verse and very thought provoking, may this feeling last for you always. Best of luck in the contest.

    Blessings~
    Suzan


    • Endeavor gold member
      October 18, 2007
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      Hi Sue


      I think you got this just right in your thoughts

      This is not all about the trama of love
      I did that to show the value and power of this emotion
      to let the reader see, how we are driven and compelled

      Thank you for seeing so clearly into my words

      Rick

  • rhondasail
    October 18, 2007

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    Well done, my friend...And it is not only men who lose themselves in this pleasurable place...and you pen it so beautifully, who could resist?.. ...Peace, Rhonda

    • Endeavor gold member
      October 18, 2007
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      Hi Ronda


      I think you made a good point

      Thank you for saying beautiful

      Rick

  • Tender wolf gold member
    October 18, 2007

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    BREATH TAKING

    I found myself holding my breath, as this admission of love pulled me in! A man lost lost in the beauty only a lover can understand...To really need is to loose ones self and become the doomed...How we can play the fool for that lovers hand...can I have my breath back now? WINNER wrote all over it...sighs...


  • BeautifulFlame gold member
    October 17, 2007
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    wow! That was so deep! lol haha


    • Endeavor gold member
      October 18, 2007
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      Hi


      Look again

      Rick

      • BeautifulFlame gold member
        April 1

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        I Looked Again

        Okay sure took me long enough!
        This was a very intense questioning of your own heart or bodies betrayal! Lust and love sometimes holds this very fine line between the two! Both a strong emotion!
        Its men like you not afraid to admit they can have both,
        or if they have both would it be so wrong?
        Although does it have to be a doomed place to be to have both?
        Just some questions to ask you now at this point in your life...

        Love
        ~Lisa~

        • Endeavor gold member
          May 25
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          Love your new page and Name


          Please unblock me

          Please Love

          Rick

        • Endeavor gold member
          May 25
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          Hi Lisa


          Just reading your comment again
          and feeling the words deeply

          We were locked when your thoughts were made

          Love it

          Rick

        • Endeavor gold member
          May 7
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          My Friend

          Sometimes we are doomed
          before we ever make a word

          We are just moving blindly foward
          seeking both lust and love in one place

          This is the most powerful form of love, most rare
          yet if it is in us inately, completely, it can be heaven

          Thank you for reading me

          Rick

  • rhondasail
    October 17, 2007
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    hahaha...got me...ok...I'll be back later...great title though.. Peace, Rhonda

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