All Greece hates
Helen of Troy
The azure of her eyes
Embedded
In a stone face
The length of an outstretched hand
Delicate
To be kissed
The lure of heart shaped lips
With up turned corners
Inherently hers
To be given
Like prized gifts
At her will
Desiring
To sink a thousand ships
As if they only
Pass in the night
For her there is no fucking
Only the making
Of Love
I, too,
Am guilty
As I watch her
With my own longing
Each point of interest
A point of non-interest
Within myself
My own weaknesses
She walks with such grace
Hand in hand
With a man that should be mine
But wants me not
And he wearing his pride
So certain
Risking all that he knows
As I assume
My disposition
Head bowed
If she is the daughter of the Gods
Then please
Tell me
What am I
Helen of Troy
The azure of her eyes
Embedded
In a stone face
The length of an outstretched hand
Delicate
To be kissed
The lure of heart shaped lips
With up turned corners
Inherently hers
To be given
Like prized gifts
At her will
Desiring
To sink a thousand ships
As if they only
Pass in the night
For her there is no fucking
Only the making
Of Love
I, too,
Am guilty
As I watch her
With my own longing
Each point of interest
A point of non-interest
Within myself
My own weaknesses
She walks with such grace
Hand in hand
With a man that should be mine
But wants me not
And he wearing his pride
So certain
Risking all that he knows
As I assume
My disposition
Head bowed
If she is the daughter of the Gods
Then please
Tell me
What am I