The Ballad of Aphrodite

Aphrodite’s silhouette dances and plays

Behind the unfamiliar leaves

Elation, God’s rays beam through the canopy

Grinding my teeth to the base

Aggravated, confined to the soundscape of my abode

She wraps around me, strangulating my scruff

A maternal presence, an oh so familiar feeling

Untie me from these terra bound cuffs