Cupid’s arrow
is heavy
and reused.
Pulled from the backs
of so many hopefuls
and
shot back into the ones
with dreams
still
in their young
dumb
hearts.
Cupid’s arrows
is reused.
Think:
Aids
immune deficiency
heart failure
hours at the doctors
pills adding up
filling
the daily casings.
Think of
being sick in bed
like dogs
so happy to not be alone
with the thought ready to snap and sever your vertebrate
that you were much better off alone
than being shot in the back
and willing to die in the arms of whoever caught you first.
