The Goddess of Books and the Singer-Songwriter
written by: April Mae M. Berza
For Dale
I am but a goddess of books, books
welcoming you with my loveliest chapters,
the soul of eternal words and finite worlds.
You are a mortal, a singer-songwriter,
who crafts poetic kisses and embraces
to my lips, mellifluous, mellifluous.
Music embraces the two of us
and I sing paeans, paeans for you
as you immortalize me with songs.
Open up the library of my wounds
and a vast kingdom of lexicons
will show you a way to my heart.
The gates to a secret Paradise
are enchanted pages to my skin,
leaf through the pages and own me.
My divine bones and sinews
are passages to a beautiful realm,
read me up until the breaking dawn.
We both drink the sweetest wine
from an immortal cup, immortal cup,
making you a deity, an equal.
We meet in bookshelves of dreams,
the sweetest Philomels serenading.
Worship me with welcoming worlds.
- The Goddess of Books and the Singer-Songwriter - April 21, 2024
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