venus and nike

venus de milo, my hero,

one thousand Trojans at your feet,

but beauty is as beauty does,

without even brushin’ her teeth,

without havin’ to brush her teeth.

and i can feel you

comin’ on stronger now,

like the tide,

like the stones in the river that make the water rise,

like your eyes.

now my hair is getting longer,

i’m gonna grow it to my toes,

and i thought we’d talk about the weather;

the sun upon our hands clasped together

and the way that sun glows!

and i can feel you

comin’ on stronger now

like the rain,

like the torrent in the valley that makes the water rise,

like your eyes.

and i swam to the edge of the picture frame

where the ocean meets the sky.

i found you there carvin’ reliefs in my heart,

baby you’ll see, baby you’ll see

venus is me.