As the Ruin Falls

All this is flashy rhetoric about loving you.
I never had a selfless thought since I was born.
I am mercenary and self-seeking through and through:
I want God, you, all friends, merely to serve my turn.
Peace, re-assurance, pleasure, are the goals I seek,
I cannot crawl one inch outside my proper skin:
I talk of love –a scholar’s parrot [...]

Posted at 12:55 pm on October 9, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Lifesongs, When We're Empty | read on

Protected: I wanna hold your hand (note: this is a work in progress)

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Posted at 12:47 am on September 9, 2009 | Enter your password to view comments | Filed Under: Beloved, Reflections | read on