We shared an argument
all through the night,
on who was the intruder
and who was the guest;
who brought the soul
and who brought the flesh.
Did you think
you were Aphrodite,
entering this court room
armed with only your breasts?
Such shallow inconveniences,
slyly borrowed from some copycat vision,
have no place or weight in this challenge,
and leave no spoils to justify the quest.
Instead,
let’s linger awhile longer
with this innocent question,
of who is the sinner
and who is the blessed.