Endymion, for Armand
by Santiago, October 2, 2002
Call me not Selene
Though I am very like the moon --
I am watching
And waiting for you
Sleeping in my bower
This common bed we share
No cave, no meadow
Just a bed for two
Endymion chose not
His fate, his eternal slumber
Was jealously forced;
A Goddess had her way
I will force you
To nothing
Holding my desire
At bay, always at bay
Unlike the shepherd
You may decide
To sleep or waken
To take my kiss, or hide
Or refuse it
Cherish my heart
Or break it
By turning me aside
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