Sarah Edmond

 

Always an Aphrodite,

But beauty breaks

Careless creatures. Careful

Darling, don’t dread

Everything elegant. Everyone

Favors fortune, for

Girls given gifts,

Heads held high,

Inspire incredible ideas.

 

Jarring juxtapositions justify

Kindhearted killings. Keep

Looking. Lovely lies

Manifest mountains. Make

Note, nobody needs

Outdated optimistic opinions,

Please protest perfection.

 

Queens question quizzical

Rules. Remember, rakish

Smiles sometimes start

Turning truth to

Ugly utterances under

Very volatile volitions,

While worshippers whisper:

Xenia, Xenia, Xenia,

Your youth yells:

Zealot, Zealot, Zealot.