Altar

by Aphrodite - Aries

It is not the fact that you are mine
It is the will behind the allowing
The acquiescence
The eager willingness 
To offer your throat to my mouth
And your mouth to me
It is not the fact that I have stolen you away
I have not
For you move on your own violation
It is not the idea 
That I possess your desires and fire
It is the altar on which you have submitted them to me
Ornate cherubs with wings and pixies
Carrying arrows and daggers bordered in silver 
On a base of blood red marble
Upon which you lay motionless
Open and trembling
Bound by the knowledge
That in what you have given me 
Will be returned in full and more
And I will let you sleep
While I gingerly kiss and carress
The reminders of this encounter and of the love we shared
I am blessed with the knowledge
That you will not forget
And that you will return to me

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 1999-11-15 19:09:28
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:29
Poem ID: 53721

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