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