From Lesbos with Love
"Sweet Mother
I cannot weave
Slender Aphrodite
has overcome me
with longing for a girl."
Sweet Sappho
I cannot despair
This Girl
has held my hand
through the darkest of tunnels.
Sweet Eros
I cannot doubt
Each Morning
we kiss as if
our hearts were singing as one.
Sweet Artemis
I cannot control
My Girl
for she is hers,
her own person, owned by no one.
Sweet Hera
I cannot lie
We Argue
but always we listen
and forgive, forgive, forgive.
Sweet Lover.
I cannot stay the same
Like Water
i flow, i bend, i fall
and you, like air, flow
and swirl, and rise but
Sweet Lover
we cannot be broken
Each Fire makes us stronger.
Each Earthquake brings us closer.
mother, sappho, eros, artemis, hera
i cannot weave
slender aphrodite
has overcome me
with longing for a Girl.