Love Poem: New Goddess of Love
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Written by: Prafulla Sahu

New Goddess of Love

Sleep denies me her laps.


Waking up
I cry for your arms;

The quiet hours ‘re
Your winged messengers
                    for me;
Your loneliness
My billet daux * for you

Let us worship seclusion,
The new Venus.


*billetdaux-love letter