...let's talk...

...let us speak no longer of gossamer wings
of the prismatic hues and the light of air
feelings

...no more of sleepless nights and the fires
that burn on Parnassus and Elysium
homage fires to the Platonian locus

...of ancient warriors on winning steeds
that quake the earth in armor and steel
the lights of the day mingle with tears and anguish

...let us speak quietly
of love
of love
in unpracticed motions
or remembered lines
you
me
our bodies and lives
are undiscovered
and we strike
for love

...mercurial, yes
a genesis
that will
echo
over eons...