little aphrodite

i remember the first night i met you

you brushed past my arm at the bar

and suddenly it was like somebody somewhere

scraped their keys down the side of my heart

heart that been stuck in traffic

and someone interminably unchanging red light

you've beckoned me off down a side street

and i followed you into the night

you're weary and you wise like athena

like artemis

you're wild and you're free

you're carrying yourself like you're hera

but quietly you'll always be little aphrodite to me

now i remember on the first night i met you

how could i ever forget?

you were trading my drinks for across-the-bar winks

like some rumour that i haven't heard yet

when i stumble onto you outside

i said i was sorry but that was kind of a lie

i've been waiting for you

and i knew that you knew

you still laughed

you still acted surprised

and it's lamely ridiculous for me to be said that i'm sure

but if i had an apple to give

then it would be yours

and the others would rage as i turned them away

but you've followed me down to the shore

and for you i'd start a war

so darling

yes

i'm sure

cause you're weary and you wise like athena

like artemis

you're wild and you're free

you're carrying yourself like you're hera

but quietly you'll always be little aphrodite to me