Aphrodite

"There's a blaze of light in every word, it doesn't matter which you heard: the holy or the broken, 'Hallelujah.'"- Leonard Cohen

The poems in this series center on two characters: I, the speaker, and You, the speaker's subject. I is not a specific gender or orientation. I is meant to mold to the reader's idea of who they would be. We follow I in not only a love story, one where love blossoms and lingers until its destruction, but a tale of self-discovery, where, after a long and arduous quest for it, I finally finds happiness.

Contents:
Prologue- Definition
1- Sonnet
2- Astonishment
3- Hello
4- Knowledge
5- Infatuation
6- Notice
7- First
8- Idol
9- Consummation
10- Homecoming
11- Seasons
12- Satisfaction
13- Interlude
14- Change
15- Quest
16- Investigation
17- Faith
18- Wisdom
19- Enough
20- Stop
21- Words
22- Broken
23- Fury
24- Envy
25- Pleading
26- Memory
27- Nothing
28- Regeneration
29- Realization
30- Onward
Afterword- Freedom

WARNING: Mentions of domestic violence, rape. There's some hefty and kind of kinky sexual content in this, so be cautious if that makes you uncomfortable (9, 11, 12 especially). Infidelity and abuse are pertinent themes, and religious imagery is woven in (mostly pagan, Christian). Please remember your own limits as you read. Thanks!