Sweet Melody of Love — a bisexual poem
A LaCharta poem inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet VIII
I’m made of sugar and of spice,
And everything that’s sweet and nice.
I’m drawn to both fire and ice,
And everything between the heights.
If music be the food of love,
Play on, sweet melody of love!
Behold the strings, sweet spouses all,
The keys and cornets, large and small:
The songs of spring and summer fall
Into the strains of winter’s pall.
In song, does joy delight in joy
In every girl and every boy.
I love the strange; I love the same.
I love the wind, the flood, the flame.
I love the wild, the free, the tame.
I love myself; I’ll not be shamed.
I love the black, the white, the grey,
For love is love, yes, come what may.
Now, all in one, one song all sing
In harmony with everything:
The horns, the keys, the drums, the strings
O’er mountains, seas, and plains it rings:
A song of love for everyone
That never ends once it’s begun.
