mars and venus

Mars and Venus by Di Cosimo Piero (Renaissance)

come jupiter

come mars

come venus

night after night

until the ego folds

and you realize

how small how fragile

how enduring

when mars was setting

over the house next door

blinking blue then red

it brought up your body

your memory

because mars fought with

venus in you

and i had to run across

the icy street to find

venus rising

just to complete

your life cycle

if only you had not

needed to fight so hard

for every bread crumb

if only you had been able

to follow your nature

and succomb to romance

the toro that was you

still rides the skies

and now that i see you

rising and falling

in these crystal nights

i know a little more

how strong you were

how strong was your love

and mine

and it breaks my heart

love never dies

it just rises and falls

every night with

mars and venus

red mars