[Aphrodite]

The clock’s vowels ring out nine vibrantly
Lavender scarves circling wrists
Ripped red purple pearls, thighs too thin for him
Green jewels in her ears, brown hair in twists and falls
Whipped around like a horse's tail, a wildfire
Pinned back like all the class you can have
A pin, a key artifact is breaking
Fingers bent against the wall clasp and release
Face digging in his back hidden from the elements, the tormentors
Expressionless expression hiding a locked puzzle
Flat like a painting, glassy like the moon, smooth around the edges
Only the lips tell the truth, the eyes a double mask
Hands pinching the air sweat little wet beads
No tears, only shame walking into the wind’s rumors