Love Poem: Faithfully Hurt
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Written by: John Bowers

Faithfully Hurt

I shall never fall for that fiction again
The Bible tells us perilous times have come
Great myths of love can make one dumb
I shall be hurt clear to the end

Take and take is the anthem I've heard
Unthankful for efforts of the heart
As an animal eager to go and part
Emotionless and vain as I plainly stood

Hostility is on the constant prowl
Eliminating that once existing word
Making sharp cuts in the bonding cord
Until this victim throws in the towel

I shall never fall for that fiction again
Because the truth faithfully hurts
And our time together is forever short
It had ended,but I never knew when