issue 34 > poetry > kuspit
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beloved ii
by Donald Kuspit
you with your breasts
and body
have become my bounty,
your smile
and laughter
the gift of the gods,
your joy
the delight of my memory,
your beauty
the freshness of my senses.
love, let us merge
beyond the moment,
let us outlast time,
let us caress each other
until there are no more cares,
live beyond
the limits,
where the gods play,
the plenitude
of your presence
making you my goddess,
Aphrodite
sprung from the depths
of the sea
of ceaseless feeling,
rapturous thought
my gift to you,
my offering on your altar.