Love Poem: Eros' Arrow
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Written by: Gretchen Wertlieb

Eros' Arrow

When Eros shoots the heart of one 
The piercing point of Beauty’s son 
Borne of love and lust and loss 
To pine for one’s a lover’s cost. 

Eros with his quiver filled 
Leaves a trail of hearts he’s killed 
For the one that can resist the bliss 
Is one that Eros’ arrow missed. 

One cannot avoid their fate 
Eros is most tempting bait 
When you’ve been blessed with heartache’s kiss 
It sends you down toward raw abyss. 

Power drives to seize and pay 
But love desires to waste away 
For Eros shoots not more than one
The villain strikes and knows he’s won.

Eros built of marbled stone
Sat atop a church or home
Our pray to him to hear our call
That Eros’ arrows find us all.