Cupid, the Devil and an Angel

By Laurie Lyle

Cupid our symbol and relic of love, that special one who controls our thoughts and emotions
And massages the heart, evoking feelings of love
We enjoy so much ecstasy and all that heavenly bliss
The one who keeps time for the rhythmic beating of our hearts with the power to speed it up or slow it down
The faster it throbs, the more hormones and juices produced
The more blind irrational and careless we get

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Jul 17, 2012
• ISBN: 9781466946217

Laurie Lyle

Laurie Livingston St Ledger Lyle was born and raised in Cocoa Walk, Manchester, Jamaica. Laurie is the first of three children of his parents. After leaving school, he worked as a clerk and security officer, before joining the Jamaica Constabulary force,

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CUPID, 

THE DEVIL 

and 

AN ANGEL

Laurie Lyle

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ISBN: 978-1-4669-4620-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4669-4622-4 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4669-4621-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012911903

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Contents

1 - Reflections of Me

2 - Love of a Woman

3 - Someday

4 - Innocence of a Child

5 - When I Was Man

6 - Needles

7 - Tracks Through My Mind

8 - Freedom

9 - How Long

10 - Queen of Hearts

11 - Flying Dreams

12 - Working Man

13 - A Dog’s Life

14 - Mummified

15 - Mountain Man

16 - Death Camp

17 - Whistling

18 - Guardian Angel

19 - For Seasons

20 - Seduction

21 - Reason To Live

22 - Promise

23 - Crowning Wonder

24 - Roly-Poly

25 - Parenting

26 - Scam Artists

27 - The Bastard

28 - Nothingness

29 - Snakes in the Grass

30 - Virgin

31 - Rage in Rush Hour

32 - Stepchild

33 - Rasta Man

34 - Prisoner

35 - You Know

36 - Ladies of the Night

37 - Housewives

38 - Taxi Man

39 - Child of God

40 - Lost

41 - Cascades

42 - Man of the Cloth

43 - Why He Cries

44 - Small Things

45 - Winding Stairs

46 - Every Twist of My Heart

47 - Scrooge

48 - Scrooge and Family

49 - All Possible Things

50 - Tranquility Garden

51 - Boredom

52 - Rich Man Poor Man

53 - Intricate Heart

54 - Legacy of Deceit

55 - Under the Big Tree

56 - Worst Fears

57 - To Be a Child Again

58 - Lifescapes

59 - Food For Thought

60 - Joy to the World

61 - Damalie

62 - Randy

63 - Tale of a Tiger

64 - Wisdom to Care

65 - Colors of the Rainbow

66 - Frightening Place

67 - Morning Star

68 - Sitting in the Park

69 - It Happened

70 - Rudolph

71 - The Little Drummer Boy

72 - About People

73 - My Father

74 - Three Blind Mice

75 - Facebook

76 - Festival of Lights

77 - Of Deceit

78 - Drunken Spendthrift

79 - Fighting for Peace

80 - My Daughter is Forever

81 - Motive to Love

82 - Goals and Objectives

83 - Betty Lue

84 - Wings of a Dove

85 - All Our Efforts

86 - Foreclosure

87 - Grieving Soul

88 - Let the Children Pray

89 - Hometown Heroes

90 - Forbidden Fruit

91 - Fostering Care

92 - Wisdom of Adoption

93 - Necessary Errands

94 - I Hear Voices

95 - For Posterity

96 - Just Love

97 - Party Time

98 - Peaceful Peace

99 - Regular Affair

100 - Sally Blue

101 - Wild Horses

102 - Spinning Circles

103 - Home Again

104 - Golden Era

105 - Sordid Affair

106 - At His Side

107 - Jewel

108 - At Last

109 - Angry River

110 - To Be a Working Man

111 - Crimson Tide

112 - Sacred Flame

113 - Ashes of Life

114 - Freedom to Love

115 - Recession

116 - Abundance of Love

117 - Dying Dreams

118 - Assassin

119 - Power to the People

120 - Trayvon Martin

121 - Always is Forever

For each and everyone occupying this

planet,

those special ones for whom we care.

PREFACE

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Cupid our symbol and relic of love, that special one who controls our thoughts and emotions

And massages the heart, evoking feelings of love

We enjoy so much ecstasy and all that heavenly bliss

The one who keeps time for the rhythmic beating of our hearts

With the power to speed it up or slow it down

The faster it throbs, the more hormones and juices produced

The more blind irrational and careless we get

As it progresses, it causes a void in our intentions and tolerance

We cease to comprehend and lose sight of the object of our desire

Then life becomes filled with confusion and complexities

The devil watching from the sidelines intervenes

He is the mastermind of all the aches and pain we feel

All the bad experiences in our relationships

He is the one that strives to deny us happiness

The cause of all unexplained consequences

He sticks our hearts with the sharp points of his three-pronged fork

And it takes us to hell with all of its agonizing pain and suffering

Our guardian angel ever watching, hovering close

Strives to ease and heal the ache and suffering

Cools the pain and hurt with soft air from fluttering wings

He rebuilds shattered hearts and lives as he touches them

With gentle strokes of his healing hand, and we are okay

But around us there is still chaos everywhere

REFLECTIONS OF ME

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(For Laurie-Ann)

I look deep into your mysterious eyes

And I see a subtle version of myself

Reflected there, staring back at me

Something tells me to look away

The compelling magnet of your intense stare

Keeps me looking there

That mystery it lurks within

Willing me to look beyond

To discover its concealed fugitive

It dares me to find a way

Bland, cold, dark, unfathomable

Yet! I detect secrecy, fire, passion, drive

If you are like me, then I fear for you

Life on the edge, no fear of the unknown

Inspired to chase

Fantasy, mysteries, and adventure

Concealing them within the deep caverns

Of your engorged heart where they are safe

No prying eyes, no busybody

No one knows

Only you, committed controller

I wish of an invention, something

That makes known my intention

To tap into the recesses of your soul

Retract your secrets, lay them bare

Would you go somewhere and hide?

Would you hold your head up with pride?

Is it God or the devil?

That would stand by your side?

Still you stand there staring at me

Big opaque eyes open wide!

LOVE OF A WOMAN

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You run hysterical along the busy street

Shouting his name, screaming at everyone you meet

You cannot believe that they did not see

It did not just happen, not to someone so sweet

Your courage fails; your pace slows

It’s hard to accept that there is no reason to hurry

There’s no longer someone there to meet

And you clasp your hands and kneel there

In the street, lost soul among all the ice and sleet

They killed him today; you hugged his limp body

While he gasped your name and quietly went to sleep

Hands held high in despair, your bosom is red

That’s where you held his head even when dead

What can you do, where can you go

When your whole world has crumbled

Leaving you lost, trying to find your wits

Who did the world fail, or did we fail the world?

Why did it take life back?

In such enormous pain-filled bits.

And you stay there biting your lip

Because the ache you feel is biting into your flesh

Like the revengeful flogging from

   a waterlogged whip

Vulnerability and strength of a woman

   lies within her heart

There all the aches and cares of the world

   are nursed and stored

Along with melodies, tenderness, and

   champagne sips

Her tear-streaked face deserves love

Be considerate and kind, be good to her

She will return it with passion and sincerity

Your very own butterfly, fluttering lightly, tenderly

Around your rhythmic, pulsating heart

SOMEDAY

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Today I met the right person after all this time flirting with the wrong one

Then this door of happiness opened; I cannot