Cupid

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CUPID

Each time cupid struck me with an arrow,

I misunderstood her intentions.

Year after year, wound after wound,

I missed the wisdom of her revelations.

I wasn’t supposed to fall in love

and give away all my devotion--

I was supposed to fall in love with the best parts of me--

my own soul, feelings, and emotions.

I kept searching for the perfect other

who would make me feel complete.

Haven’t you? Can you relate?

After each encounter--feeling like a piece of meat?

Cupid, oh Cupid,

Along with all the fairies I’ve been collecting

To remind myself how much I am loved, cherished,

appreciated, and adored

By the Creator of my own reflection.

Copyright © 2018 Renee Alter

Written January 14, 2018