#aphrodite hellenism

[endof-an-era]

The waves curl into the shale

Into the sand

Crashes against my skin

The wind brushes and caresses my hair

If I walk out far enough

I could walk into the sun

Foam bubbles at the edge

And Her Lady is before

A gentle push as I walk back to shore

- I felt beautiful in that sun setting sea view, and I think She was reminding me that I was

[bruxodeafrodite]

October 30th 2023. Aphrodite sketch referenced off an ancient Marble Statue of Aphrodite Kallipygos. Link

[endof-an-era]

Looking at you

I understand now

The way Psyche

Did those challenges

All for Eros

And how Aphrodite

Turned roses red

From the blood

Of darling Adonis

And why Orpheus

Looked back for

His wife Eurydice

And why Achilles

Held on to

Patroclus's cooling Corpse

I get it

Now I understand

I'm holding you

For dear life

I am holding

On to you

- Till my hands go numb and my blood pools and my skin withers, let me hold on and be able to gaze upon you. I need nothing more. Not even your promises and your love back. Just let me hold on and look at you.

[endof-an-era]

If I am to suffocate

I hope I cough up roses

Hope the thorns

Pierce my lungs

That the roots

Find my spine

And the petals

Unfurl in my throat

May it feast upon

My racing heart

And tint my view

In pink light

I can suffocate

Because it's not like

I could ever breathe

When I look at you

- It's alright if you dont see me. I have the honor of looking upon you and that is enough ti push through to tomorrow. The race of my heart tells I'm alive and to be living in the same timeliness, space, moment as you is such a gift