Lovestuck

I once slept deep, without start,

Through the hours of the night,

Held safe beside your beating heart,

Your well-known arms held tight;

I knew not of a truer home,

Or peace; then, all was right.

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We learned as one of pleasure

Through the hours of the night,

That moon-cast time was treasure

And all the world was right,

We felt like the first lovers

In the gleam of candlelight.

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But cruel Selene is fickle

In the hours of the night,

When her light waned to a trickle

Your love, in turn, took flight-

Aphrodite's just as volatile

As the Queen of Waning Light.

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With glee, she plucked the arrow

In the hours of the night;

The wound it left was narrow,

When she took it from your side,

But, being vain, and fond of games,

She left the shaft in mine.

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And so, I'll leave a candle burning

Through the hours of the night,

In hopes my stubborn, weary yearning

Pulls you back home to my light;

I'll warm my fingers in the flame,

And will you to my sight.

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Lie and say you think of me

Through the hours of the night,

Or help me pull my arrow free;

Release me from this plight,

Or else, I fear I'm doomed to love

You all my worthless life.

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