Love

I am afraid of love,
When I open my heart,
I invite it in, but after some time,
Love stops on a dime.
Why am I afraid of love,
For women sing: I love you
But their actions play a terrible tune.
I am afraid of its misconceptions,
When women end their erotic love,
They forlorn their unborn.
I am afraid of love
For I cannot see the end of its trial,
Perhaps it will end in denial.
I am afraid of love
It cost Jesus His sacrificial death,
But I’d rather keep my breath.
Yes, I am afraid of love,
It’s sweet as honey, but bitter as acid:
After sharing gifts, then hearts turn livid.
I’m afraid of love, because
After counting its cost,
We argue to show who’s the boss.
I am afraid of love,
For I know not where to find it,
When hearts work wickedness.
I fear love, because
If Man is deceived thru self-deception,
How can love be trusted?
God is Love
But God is greatly to be feared.
Yet He is my only hope.
He is my Rock in a weary land.
I can hide in His love.
Come let us trust in His Love,
For Love resurrected to heights above.

Darrel Venable