Little Aphrodite

I remember the first night I met you
You brushed past my arm at the bar
And suddenly it was like somebody somewhere
Scraped their keys down the side of my heart
A heart that had been stuck in traffic
At some interminably unchanging red light
You beckoned me off down a side street
And welcomed me into the night
You’re wary and you’re wise like Athena
Like Artemis, you’re wild and you’re free
You carry yourself like you’re Hera
But quietly you’ll always be little Aphrodite to me
Now, I remember the first night I met you
How could I ever forget?
You were trading my drinks for across-the-bar winks
Like a rumour that I hadn’t heard yet
And I stumbled into you outside
I said I was sorry, but that was kind of a lie
I’d been waiting for you, and I knew that you knew
But you still laughed, you still acted surprised
And it’s faintly ridiculous for me to be saying I’m sure
But if I had an apple to give
Then it would be yours
And the others would rage as I turned them away
But you’d follow me down to the shore
For you I’d start a war
So baby, yes, I’m sure