A Woman in Love

To be a woman and love a woman is called by some a sin
Yet not to love is sin to God, how can a young girl win

Women should not love women, they say that is the truth
But read of these two women, Naomi and Ruth

Why should love be turned aside, and why be it so despised
To fill with hate and self abate is just the work of lies

And so saying God despises love to me does not seem wise
For love is what God really is, without love spirits will all die

I Was in Love

I was in love
It was so very long ago
Joy was in my heart as I understood
I was happy

But love rejected is painful
It’s no fun to be disgusting
Being laughed at can hurt
Tossed as garbage is worst of all

Love repeats
It finds a new lover
It seeks new hope in friendship
But it is always dashed to ground

The years go by
The pattern repeats
Like a phonograph record which spins
In time the very act of loving causes pain

First Time

I let your hands caress me
You touched me as you shouldn’t
Was I wrong to grant you license
And let you have your way
It wasn’t until after
That I felt shame for what we’d done
It was different than how I’d dreamed is all
I didn’t mean to cry
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We Were Friends

The days we shared were fun

We laughed and played together
I knew what you were thinking
You knew my thoughts as well
Our friendship seemed eternal
Until I said I loved you
Why is it friends can't be in love

When the Wind is Right

When the wind is right
When the sun is high in the sky
When summer smells fill the air
I think of you
And remember how it was

Then the wind goes wrong
The sun hides behind clouds
Winter chill attacks my bones
I think of you
And remember how it ended
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Love's Regret

And I loved you deeply
My heart it was yours
To you I belonged
I was myself no more

But truly such love
Was not your desire
For you gave none to me
And burned mine with fire

What was it you hated
That I wanted to give
Was it my face or my voice
Or how I wanted to live

We had once been friends
Until I told you that day
That I loved you so true
What more could I say

But to be loved by a girl
Was not your sweet way
You could not love me
You could not be gay

Occasionally I see you
You’ll stop and we’ll talk
Sometimes you’ll be lonely
And we’ll go for a walk
I remember the day
On my shoulder you wept
And said that with me
You wished you had slept

Perhaps one day soon
My dearest sweet love
We belong together
Like hands in their gloves

What Did I Do Wrong

Why do you hate me, mommy

I didn’t mean to be bad

Don’t hit me no more

Don’t say you hate me

Mommies aren’t supposed to hate

I must be really bad
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