Cupid, Have Mercy!

Oh Cupid, have mercy!
Thy arrows fly fast
And stick deep.
Emotive tips intoxicate.
My heart swoons.

Oh Blind Archer!
Sweet Cherub of Love!
In your quiver of affection,
Have you a bolt for my beloved?
Charm her as you have me.

Oh, Son of Venus!
Aphrodite’s Child!
If I must love,
Let me be loved.
And let it be true.

~Joseph M. Barat ©Copyright 1995 by Devyn