Prayer to Eros for Desire

Eros, ancient one whose might it was that brought life

into being, capricious one whose gift it is

to fire the hearts of gods and men with lust and love,

I call out to you. Eros, master of desire,

bearer of the bow, your golden shafts you shoot,

so swift, so sharp, we barely feel the prick.

Eros, your blessings I have known; I know their worth.

They are a treasure, precious and true. Eros,

grant to me your sweet misery, the yearning

and the need that drive mankind, that bring us

together again and again. Strike me

with your dart, O Eros, make of me your mark.