Love Poem: A Tipping Balance
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Written by: Karen Jones

A Tipping Balance

They say God won’t put 
more on you than you can bare
Sounds like violet vanity 
For those NOT in despair

The darkest days in the
Mind of a deranged butterfly 
trapped in a nap in a cocoon 
Who knew? The caterpillar!

The madness was like liquid 
Melting on a maroon mind
During the day and at night
It morphed into a black cloudy curtain

Falling heavy and hot 
Breaking eggshells for nerves
Wailing and words muffled
By the trafficking pills prescribed 

Tipping the balance is fuchsia 
And a kaleidoscope of colors
Of courage despite corruption of faith
A trip to the grave is no escape

But to lay burdens at the foot
Of the cross can save you my love