Pearl of My Eye

 (submitted as part of a trilogy for the Zodiac Love competition)

Pearl of My Eye

Many see my brown skin
And coarse tufted ebony hair and think
Beast 
Born of the jungle 
Wild and ravenous
He's a Leo 
That's what they are 
Stay away from that 

She was warned by many
That I would reek havoc
Just watch for the signs 
He is a predator 
He'll leave your carcass and soul for the jackals to pick at

She dared Fate and surrendered
to me in that first touch
She did not have to 
She had power of her own
Not just in her beauty that so many sought to conquer and slay
But within her vessel itself

This Aquarian carried life
When offered I gladly drank from it
It sated me
Restored my dignity 
Healed 

She looked deep within my eyes
Saw the ebony pearls within
Placed one inside her challis to reaffirm our love 
We knew not what we dared  
Star crossed love has it's toll
A levy set by Venus and collected by Hades 
A price was paid 
The pearl washed away 

She bathed in rose hip, coconut milk and lilac to heal the wound 
The body is mended
But our hearts are trapped like stars in the sky for Juno to mock 
As she did Callisto 

Hidden by day
Imprisoned by night 
Star crossed love

No one mourns for us 
But all would trade a year for the
ecstasy we find in a solitary night