Love's Lament

The bane and the blessing,
The cruel and the kind,
I can heal your heart
And also twist your mind.
I am a persistent disease
And a powerful infliction,
I alone brought down Troy
And led Jesus to his crucifixion.
I am also a white shaman
With infinite spells and potions
To cure all that is broken
And fix all misconceptions.
I can bring infinite pain,
I can create absolute beauty,
As you will live for my sake
And also die because of me.
I am your beginning,
I am also your end,
I am the amorous anecdote
Written with a poison pen.
A snap of my fingers
Is all that is necessary
To raise your heart
Or destroy it indefinitely.
But whichever way I go
I will drive you to madness
With the fire of fresh passion
And the aftermath of sadness.
You will call me profanities
Yet worship me as sacred
For I am wretchedly beautiful
As you are beautifully wretched!