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| Mandy Pistikou |
The Handcuffs of Love
That night, you were beside me.And I was proud to be at your side.
No one knew about us.
Nor did anyone care to know.
You were beside me, yet I could not touch you—
except with my eyes.
And you embraced me with yours—
protectively, claiming your place next to me,
unwilling to let anyone take it away.
Nor did I wish it so.
And though you had placed no handcuffs on me,
I was bound to you.
Then you followed me,
and you led me to the Palace of Love—
where you could fasten me with your own handcuffs,
as if you wished I would never leave your side.
“Release me!” I cried to you.
And you searched for a way to set me free.
Yet when you freed me,
I bound myself to you even tighter—
for you had managed to imprison
both my body and my soul,
with handcuffs I had locked myself.
BIO
Mandy (Diamanto) Pistikou was born in Piraeus, Greece.She writes poems, lyrics and music. She taught English, specializing in children with learning difficulties.. She graduated from the Hellenic Culture Department at the Hellenic Open University (won scholarships of excellence for all 4 years of her studies). She holds a Master's degree in 'Folklore and Literature' at the NKUA. Some of her poems or stories have been distinguished in various literary competitions.
