My step wise to every rise
in the cobblestones of Rome.
I stumbled at Julia's backdoor
and Rumor whispered
my name in August ears.
Careful to hush His Ganymedes
and legacies He forced
His offspring to suffer,
Augustus hurled thunderbolts
from Olympus.
Verses my fame, now my Lake Trasimene!
Women of Rome,
How can I live without you?
Your tales, smiles,
tails, and scents Mnemosyne
cannot resuscitate.
Inauspicious undulation of the Sea...
my gut sinks, but not so low
as my heart.
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