Love Vs Lust

Love Vs Lust

You once told me something I won’t forget,
So, I listened and I learned and now I don’t regret
Because you said “Lust is the enemy of Love”
With my eyes open wide, I prayed to any god up above,
Not to let both come to me at the same time.
But it seemed my prayer was useless in design,
For I was sent both Love and her enemy Lust,
In what you had told me, I put my complete trust,
So, Love came calling and I turned her away,
Saying she shouldn’t give up, but try again another day.
Then Lust came to me, begging to be let in,
I fought for a while but I did eventually let her win,
Lust came to live with me for a very short while,
It was because of her painful tricks that I could not smile,
But soon came the day that Love had waited for,
I heard her gently rapping at my front door,
Her soft, cheerful voice calling out my name,
But I thought that she and Lust would be the same,
My heart quivered, remembering your warning,
So I sent Love away again, my heart was in mourning,
While I stayed out all night, partying with Lust,
Soon I knew that all her false promises where dust,
I called out for Love, but she did not appear,
And soon I realised that I felt a deep, overwhelming fear,
What if Love should never return to my small home?
What if I had condemned myself to be alone?
What if Lust was really the only one for me?
From these questions I knew I’d never be free.
So I sent Lust far away from my damaged heart,
And waited for Love as I slowly fell apart.
One day I heard a gentle tap on my front door,
I opened it to Love and all my wounds where no more.
See, I had remembered what you had said,
But I didn’t understand it so it was trapped in my head,
Until Love passed the key of the cage to me,
And I could finally set my dear Love free.

Reviews

[R J Askew]

Ahh, very touching and a great ending. Are you sure you are only 15? There is a sophistication to this beautifuly executed homage to the power of love.

[Coyote Poetry]

Love and lust is a heat beat apart. Some rock band had a song in the seventies with those words inside the song. Lust can trick us. In the end we must have friendship and concern for the other person. Love can fade away. Love is forever. A very good story with a very good ending. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote