the truth is
i love you
and i am fully
aware of my
disadvantage
Poem from the book The Truth About Love
The Truth
christian poetry
A CHALLENGE
my heart
just craves for every
part of you
to crave
every part of me
From the book THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
Our Love is Wounded
our love is a wounded soldier
painfully staggering
through lilies and thorns
through cutting rock
and perfumed meadows
every step, a loss and a gain
From the book THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
A Love Story: A Poem
A LOVE STORY
the sky is falling between us
the ground breaks its heart beneath
and yet there is Peace within our reach
we haven’t seen the moon in days
or sat with the sun for months
and still, there is a Peace that runs deep
between us, our hearts beat a cord
remember, we are tethered beneath the skin
together, underneath the incense of prayers
we are skipping above still waters
soaring beneath red seas
our lungs full of scarlet sun
our hearts a full moon
what is this cord that binds us?
it could be Love
it must be Love
what else could it be?
From the book The Truth About Love
The Longing Of The Tree
winter has come
emptying your nests
exposing bones
revealing weakness
as the rot of cold sets in
the birds flee your ribbed cages
taking with them their song
and leaving behind
your desire to also escape
From the book THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
MY ANXIOUS HEART: A Poem
MY ANXIOUS HEART
be anxious for nothing You said
yet, i lie here worrying about things
not worth my time or Yours
I waste away while
licking religious wounds
nails chewed down to flesh
leaving me left with the taste of
earth and curse, curses laid to rest beneath
mounds of my abandoned past
and still, i keep digging
when will i get tired of digging empty
graves for memory’s sake
stirring up what You’ve already buried
that day i said yes to the better things
why do i persist in devaluing the time You took to
craft my soul from unemployed dust particles to
flesh and bone
You, the Inventor of Flesh,
thought it not a waste to get down
on hands and knees
Holiness kissing earth, and
breathe into my imperfect heap
Love whispered Life into my stillness
body meeting Living Word again
what were the words You breathed?
I AM in love with you
my heart leaps!
From the book THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
WASTE NOT
remember when we
were poor, happy, and thriving
living only on love?
the world couldn’t touch us
but we weren’t careful
we started wasting love
took love for granted
and then, one day
we started running out of love
could barely keep love on the table
i remember getting angry
when love was wasted
“there are people in Africa
starving for that love”
soon the cupboards were bare
now, i go out every day
searching for love, begging for love
sitting on street corners
holding signs that read
“will work for love”
pining for the days
we were poor and happy
living only on love
From the book THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
FIGHT OR FLIGHT
sometimes
i want to give up
pack up
to shut you up
but i stay and i fight
because i don’t want to leave
empty-handed
please don’t let me leave
empty-handed
From the book THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
LOOKS LIKE LOVE
pour it in my hands
and i’ll know what it feels like
placed it on the tongue
and i’ll know what it tastes like
spray it in the air
and i’ll know what it smells like
pluck it on these strings
and i’ll know what it sounds like
a Teacher preaching peace
yeah, i know that it feels right
nail Him to a tree
and i’ll know that it looks like Love
from THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
All poems are copyrighted by Marquida Roberts.
To be reprinted only by permission of the author.
CLOSER
there is a passion
lit within me
lit by the flame
of God’s
desire
and we are happiest
when He
comes close
to be
warmed by the heat
of that fire
Poem from THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
Marquida Roberts 