When Venus granted me the boon To become what we both need I took my promised name As Henry, I would protect you From vile creatures calling themselves men Reveling in a freedom Helen could only dream of How funny to feel jealous of yourself You chose Henry, not Helen So I would be the man for you To hold you dear for the rest of our lives As much as I love being Henry I wish Helen had such love How disgusted you must have felt being tricked Beholding Helen instead of your beloved Henry When you drew near I readied for the well-deserved rebuke But you held my bare body in your embrace Your hands framing my face A kiss upon every freckle With such tenderness I could not help but melt With each brush of your lips “Why are you not mad?” I asked forcing myself away But your laugh showed you knew me By the end of our first night For when we danced I took the part I was taught as a child So embarrassed I began to cry My face was touched by fire “This entire time why say nothing?”
“It mattered none to me Whether Helen or Henry No one could make my heart race so The one I’ve always loved It was always you…”
THE END.