The Elements, and: Artemis to Aphrodite

The Elements

Fire for anger, water for change,earth for stability, wind-well,who knows what wind is about?

In life, they mix so. Like that day,I was taking a showerwith my lover and she told me

she was sleeping withher ex-lover again. Wasn'ta fire supposed to leap

out of me, or wasn't waterthere to drown the flames,or wash her clean of betrayal?

Wasn't the hillside out the windowthere to settle me, inform meof the underlying designand long term balance in things?

Wasn't some wind going to blowthose words away and leave ussoapy and sweet smelling

in that shower, just about totowel off, have a drink,cook dinner and read a little?

Wasn't my love for her supposed to meanI could step into the same riverover and over again?

Artemis to Aphrodite

The Parthenon-East Frieze panel #856

Apollo, Poseidon, Artemis, Aphrodite

OK, I know about the sparrowsin the dust, the storm of their arrival,or love like a storm of arrivaland a flight of birds.

I'm the one supposed to be the hard lover,but even with your sweet smileand winning ways,even with your promisesand devotion,

look here-my arm stretching to touchyour shoulder,

you've made it stonewhere a moment ago the folds of your garmentwere running grass andyou were turning to greet me.