Cupid's Blood

Love, four little letters

form a word of great importance

in the scope of humankind.

'Tis sad to see Love bandied

like a gaudy fairing prize;

as if Love only mattered

in time of Valentine.

 

Sad to see Love sullied

by the loathsome trappings

of commercial Valentine.

Relentless hearts of pink and red,

oft' trimmed in lace and such;

mass market drivel

that pass as cards of love,

a million of each kind,

as if each Love was only of one sort.

 

Worst of all,

and most of all,

the dreaded cupid.

sneering ersatz "angel baby",

of age some thousand years.

That ever knowing smirk

as he fires arrows without thought,

causing love to wound

the best and truest souls.

 

I long to take a heart

of deepest, darkest red,

sharpen it to dagger point,

take that Cupid by the hair,

and draw dagger 'cross his throat,

'til his blood would spill

with gay abandon

o'er each and every card

of crass commercial wishes.

 

Leaving Love, unfettered,

to find it's own sweet way,

when the time is right.

Author's Note

Don't panic, it's for the "Killing Cupid" contest.

Reviews

[HoorayForUnderdog]

Congrats on writing the Most Ant-Valentines-Day-Commercialism Poem EVER!

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Valentines Day is nothing more then a money grab.
I like this you gave me a brutal and angered mental image.
I guess you could also use this as a refrebce from someone who is angered due to a lost love.

[An owl on the moon]

Was thankful for your note! What a gripping, stark write that just sinks the knife in deep! This is just visually stunning...

[Georgie Mac]

Personally I dislike all commercial holidays, it's nice to see that we both share a common aptitude to express our distaste. This is a really interesting take on the idea of cupid, and I am a fan of the twist. nice work.

[AloysiaVerben]

I love this poem too! Thanks for suggesting it to me! I completley agree. I hate valentines day. So commerical and... just wrong. People throw the word 'love' around like it means nothing nowadays...
~A

[Calypso]

I agree. Valentine's Day sucks.