Long ago on a Greek island
Dec 19, 2021
Long ago I named my loneliness: a black shadow
travelled through the deep blue sea.
Long ago I named my happiness: a fuchsia petal
swinging in summer breeze.
Long ago I named my idiocy: a white cloud
tempting to land on the cupola’s rood.
Who should I blame?
Aphrodite or
taste of your lips
lingered on my mouth as
red wine bitter sweet.
Who should I blame?
Aphrodite or
whisper of your voice
like mermaids bewitched sailors
during thunderstorms.
Who should I blame?
Aphrodite or
the smile of apricot sunlight
shone through darkness of my life.
Long ago I forgot I had a heart
belonged to the moon that I would never reach.
Come back. Come back to me.
Even as a shadow, even as a dream.
*Footnote: “Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream.” — Euripides