Poem: If Love Won't Hurt

If Love Won't Hurt

By: Joi Maree Brown

I would dive into its sea

If its waves don't throw me into the depth of its darkness 

I would eat of its fruit

If its sweet taste doesn't poison me

I would receive it without question

I would embrace it without hesitation

I would kiss it without worry

I would welcome it without reservation

I would love

Love

If I was promised it would not again break my heart

So I don't hate it in return

Poem: Overflow

Overflow

By: Joi Maree Brown

Our cup runneth over

When our faith is increased

Once our patience of waiting

Has been calmed by peace

We are blessed

Abundantly

Once out of our way we move

And allow God to take in our lives His rightful place

We receive confirmation

Of the fairness of favor

Bestowed upon us by

His perfect grace

And rewarded

Of our obedience to Him

With an overflowing of our cup

Its contents unable to be contained

What a blessing it is to receive

Poem: Only Love Left

Only Love Left

By: Joi Maree Flowers

I found out what love was

By extracting everything that it wasn't

The bad

The ugly

The pain

The hurt

The lust

The lies

Until all that was left

Was love

And it was everything I imagined it to be

Plus so much more

Beautiful

Happy

And

Peaceful

Mine