A Song For Cupid

Love me not because
Your eyes seek for my face
Whose smile speaks of
Blooms and chirps
And fluttering butterfly’s wings.
Love me not because
My voice caresses you in silk
Whose laugh trickles like a stream,
Rippling crystal-clear.
Love me not because
My mind flies in jet wings
Fast, crisp, and sharp
Yet deep as a mysterious sea.
Love me because
You’ve seen the folds in my heart
And trust they are good
As they hold myriads of pages of
Other people’s stories
Love me, but don’t restrict me
Don’t dare cage me from life
Love me by kindness
And with the knowledge that
You’ll be loving the world as well.
So Cupid, if you could not
Love me for me or
Love me with unflickering trust
I ask that you dare not
Shoot an arrow to play on my heart.

         You

With a single look,
My insides dance
And I become
Mere floating wisps
On your palm
A prisoner at will,
The fact unknown to me
For I am blinded by you

With just a caress
From your hand
I liquefy upon your chest
With a slight lift
In the corners of your mouth
I soar, having known hope
My days done and filled
With a single word goodbye,
The wind ceases to blow
From this spell, I wake
Yet I'm
All just forsaken pieces till
The sight of you resurrects me again
Then break.