Anonymous

Aphrodite

Born or violence
Emerged pristine from the plentiful sea
Perfection of form and face
Supple breasts and flowing hair

Coy smiles, twirling of hair, moistened lips
You teach us how to flirt and flatter
The hiss of fire beneath the surface
The promise of heat and flesh

Your progeny: Helen and Marilyn
Worshiped for their beauty
Made temptresses and whores
By a fear of sensual power

Your laughter echoes in lilting voices
Your vision in heated stares
Your touch in lingering hands
Your taste on swollen lips

Greedy lover, devourer of men
Earth trembles with your desire
Passion in the absence of reason
Goddess of Fuck

Firenze
by Nancy Dunaway