like Helen

Through battle,
nor through siege,
is any heart taken.


No contest,
or great feat,
can win another's heart.


For hearts are not like Troy,
who fell
before a thousand ships
who swooned
at blood
upon the dirt
who would not open wide her gate --
save for clever, bold, disguised
men entering in a Trojan
horse


Hearts are more like Helen,
who left of her own will,
and gave to whom she pleased.