The Pearls of Catharsis Times Issue 03, Feb 2017 | Page 10

The Ultimate Test Of Truth

What of love, that has not, before; been said Emotions pinnacle; to which, we rise Cruel knife; has many a heart; then bled Does grip the throat; squeeze water from the eyes

That love, may eat us up; devour our souls Be that torturers rack; that breaks our minds Drag our weary feet; over white hot coals A stake of agony; its fire blinds

That zenith, of our lifetimes; work and dreams So all might take respite from nature ' s strife A never ending test; or so it seems It takes a heart, mind, soul; though not a life

We ' ll meet its challenge; to the bitter end Love is a staff; that ' s true, it shall not bend

-A. L. Schers

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