Chin Up!

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXGustav Klimt / 1862-1918
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xxxxxxxxxxxLADY WITH A FAN
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I've cruised through menopause,
replaced it with metaphors,
which I always prefer
to a scrawny simile.
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The heat and sweat
that seethed within my dreams
has weakened to a dribble.
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Now I am a cooled down Aphrodite,
wafting breezes with my pleated fan,
waiting for you to catch my drift.
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I'd rather be the fire that you seek
to melt the snow on your boots,
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than the brushwood waiting
for a match to strike,
hoping that the kindling will ignite.
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