The Butterfly's Thighs: Mildly Provocative Poems on Sex, Purity, Legalism, and Lawlessness

By C.C. Brighton

This book is a provocative tale of one burning, passionate woman (C.C Brighton) who grappled murderously with her humanity, her faith, lust and some demons. Her love for God explodes on the pages in equal proportions as the memories of sexual encounters drip from the pages. Will she conquer the demons that she fights or not?

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 16, 2011
• ISBN: 9781456700980

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© 2010 C.C. Brighton. All Rights Reserved

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 11/15/2010

ISBN: 978-1-4567-0097-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4567-0098-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011902350

Printed in the United States of America

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Contents

PART

ONE

Acceptance

Apple

Arms

Blossom

Brighter

Canary

Coo

Delight

Desire

Destiny

Divine

Fathers and Daughters

Fight

Fire

Fluffy

Gorgeous

Grace

Hottie

Human

Husband

Kisses

Knight

Love

Moon

Oyster

Reason

Red Hot

Rest

Run

Sacred

Shine

Sigh

Splendid

Torch

Touch

Undivided

Wait

PART

TWO

Jesus

Prayer of Salvation and Baptism of the Holy Spirit

So What Happened to C.C. Brighton?

What helps me stay pure…

Dedication

I want to dedicate this book to

all of the strung out, legalistic, perfectionists,

adulterers,

seductresses,

wolves in sheep’s clothes,

prudes who get wooed into bed,

the fatherless,

the motherless,

the mentally ill,

the average Dick or Jane,

the Pastors,

the missionaries,

the homeless,

the self righteous,

to the high minded,

to the screwball,

and low minded,

to the porn addicts,

anyone with an impure thought, word, or deed,

the straight laced,

the sinners,

the saints

and everyone in between.

To God be the

Glory.

Hosea 3:1

"She decked herself with rings

and jewelry, and went after

her lovers, but me she forgot,"

declares the Lord. (Hosea 2:13)

The Lord said to me,

"Go show your love to your

wife again, though she is loved

by another and is an adulteress.

Love her as the Lord

loves the Israelites, though they

turn to other gods and

love the sacred raisin cakes."

(Hosea 3:1)

PART

ONE

Acceptance

When I came to Christ my soul was bleeding;

I was cut by life’s pains like a lamb that is bleating.

I got radically saved; it was a glorious day.

I got real confused though along the way.

I was running madly on fire for Jesus Christ;

I never took a breath; what I really needed was His life.

I did works and more works every second of the day;

It was obey the law or else you will pay.

I was overseas with lepers; I was in the prisons teaching English to thieves.

I was the poster child for suffering; I wanted to be martyred and grieved.

I volunteered to do everything night and day it was my life;

I knew nothing of rest or grace just legalism with all of my might.

I lived in condemnation and self hatred if I fell into sin;

Could not forgive myself; I was going around the bend.

I did not know that I struggled with perfection;

I did not know that I was bipolar and I really just needed God’s affection.

Finally I crashed after many warnings from loving Pastors;

I ran to the other side of lawlessness where the flesh lives in gratification and laughter.

Every day I was sick and thought