you are an
explosion of blood
in my chest
you the flames licking
at the bones of my ribs
whoever painted cupid
as an insipid
arrow aiming toddler
was never in love
you are a piston
in my heart
keeping me alive
giving that four-chambered muscle
a reason to contract
——
Words and Feathers 
Smiling I am….you are so right! Cupid is not a toddler with limited strength and eye-hand coordination pulling back on a little bow and arrow. Love is definitely much more than that! LOVE this approach to the prompt! 🙂
Thank you so much!
I agree that the image of Cupid as a toddler doesn’t fit.
I wonder if that’s just. Renaissance thing?
That’s some passion! Love it, especially those lines:
‘whoever painted cupid
as an insipid
arrow aiming toddler
was never in love’
Thank you!
Agreed. I think Cupid was originally just up to no good. They had funny ideas about love in those days.
Cupid is a jerk!
Well, there’s that too.
Well this has Cupid on Toast.
Like creamed chipped beef.
you are a piston
in my heart
keeping me alive
giving that four-chambered muscle
a reason to contract
Inspired!❤️
Thanks! It was Valentine’s Day, after all.
I really love how you turned it into that physical aspect of the heart… the blood, the chambers…
Thanks. I always think about how interesting it would be to send candy in a box shaped like an actual heart.
That would be cool!
Yeah, I read your v day story. I know you’d like to get a throbbing… heart full of chocolate.
Lol! Cream filled please. 😁
Of course!
“you are a piston in my heart…”
Love that.
Thanks so much!