a date with apollo

i had a date with apollo

on one of those lazy afternoons

i don’t recall if it even was somewhere

or if it was just another dream

but we had dinner on the lawn

and his tan skin glowed in the mid-winter sun

and when we went to pick apples

he said he’d love me

but i don’t think he could

because i was her

so when he drove me in his chariot

and the heavens welcomed him back home

i waved a farewell

and returned to my grave