On Rodin’s ‘Kiss’ (Deleted Stories)

A kiss that’s carved from marble
at first seems eternal bliss,
when our kisses, though bright as suns
are brief as roman candles
but what can hearts of marble feel?
Do stone hearts know what happiness is?
No, only we who are cursed to fade
are blessed with feeling love and joy;
that’s why each life, brief as it is
should be lived like a lover’s kiss.