Love Poem: Imagine Pain: Matthew 7vs12
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Written by: Steven Ureke

Imagine Pain: Matthew 7vs12

I used to be a poet…
A god among man became I
Until one day I met a maiden fair. 
She was as lovely as a dream of heaven; 
Hell on earth to punish my profanity. 

More than a gift sent from heaven
Was she, but heaven; 
Thought I:
For my sanity ceased to be 
At her site. 

Her smile told a story; 
A story scary but worth listening to. 
Each time and again I felt her teeth 
Peeling away my flesh,
One bite at a time. 

I flirted with the devil ignorant to
The repacussions of my little stunts. 
In no time I was held by the neck—
Jaws of death; 
The certificate ‘my Angelina’ signed. 

I was never taught and I never knew
What it was, the golden rule:
Do so to others as you
Want them to do likewise to you; 
Until I took a sip from her bottle in awe. 

The hearts I broke prior, 
As if by ether, transmitted 
Their pain to mine. 
All around me was pain written
In blood a symbol of vengeance. 

The pain of a heartbreak jerked me awake. 
I paid reverence to my guardian Angel, 
Who my fears made known in a dream!
And ever since then, before I break a heart,
I imagine the pain!