Welcome to the Words of Love section of The Mushpit.
Herein you will find quotes and original poetry, short stories and essays with love as the theme.
[[This section is under construction and will be expanding shortly!]]
~ Quotes ~
Hundreds of love quotes, in 14 categories.
~ Short Story ~
"Interview"
Rick left two broken hearts in his wake.
Could he get past his biggest mistake?
~ Poem ~
"Come Up Here"
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I wrote this poem in June 1998, the day after I received an "impression" (like a vision only less clear-- like seeing at night rather than the day) of my beloved as an angel.  What the "angel" represented was a new concept for me, for previously I'd thought I would be the one to help "lift my beloved up, spiritually," but this impression assured me that my beloved would also help me rise.
~ Poem ~
"Fate Worse Than Death"
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This free-form poem came out of a rather intense episode which occured after an agnostic online friend of mine said, "what if there is no God?"  I replied that I had much more proof of God's existence than his-- I only ever saw words on the screen from him.  To which my friend said, "touche."
But then a couple days later I experienced some kind of spiritual phenomenon so that I could not just theorize about what it would be like to have no God Almighty present, but live it for a while.  Ack!  It was a very dark night, and I wouldn't wish that utter hopelessness and futility on anyone...
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