"Cupid"    
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 Skilled archer, your arrow found its mark.
 It pierced my unsuspecting heart
 and left it bleeding there.
 Deceiving cherub, you sent the pangs
 of love into my breast:
 an agony that I must bear.
 
 No sword can penetrate my armor.
 No adversary do I fear.
 But deep inside this tortured soul
 how fragile is my shield.
 Your tiny arrow pricks my heart
 and causes it to yield.
 
 I fight with all my strength
 to keep from falling
 as many helpless mortals fell before.
 You draw your bow and I quiver.
 I cannot tell you why
 for in my heart, my greater fear
 is that you'll pass me by.
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Rinald Steketee