She loves like a child collecting sea shells.
Like a liar working out the details.
She loves like a writer screaming at a blank page
or a soldier crying himself to sleep.
She loves like children stealing fruit from trees.
Like a lawyer working out a contract.
She loves like the winter hugging the ground,
or the release of a cold hand.
She loves like children love boiled sweets and hot stoves.
Like a prisoner working out his boredom.
She loves like empty rooms love misery,
or an old woman loves a snow day.
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Odes to the Erotes
PoetryA series of Love poems focusing on understanding and exploring the many different kinds of love. Focusing first on the seven love gods, the Erotes, then on forms of love in the greek language, and finally in famous romances of the greek gods. This...
