Love Poem: Love and Other Gambles
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Written by: Earl Schumacker

Love and Other Gambles

Love And Other Gambles

There is no gambling hall to fill that hole
That giant vacant vacuum you call your soul
There are no lotto tickets or tricks to mend your heart
Cold blood and venom make you what you are
Luck follows you in the dark
Where you call Jesus your best friend and then
Quick as lightning to step on Him
Crush His face while praying
And tell me to my face that Jesus is your savior
But behavior shows not the holy girl portrayed 
Sin is your real favor and flavor of the day
I hope your luck holds out, with pretty face  
And social graces in the lost and found
Where hooks and lures and smells of rotted fish and flesh abound 
It is not nice or right or kind to use Christ as your favorite bait
I pray you find another fishing hole
Another gambling place to hang around
One that fills you up when you burn out
Perhaps a soul lurks there somewhere about