Leda Is Irresistible Poem by Mark Heathcote

Like Zeus men in the form of a swan,
Want desperately to seduce Leda?
Whose hair is as black as a peppercorn?
'Oh, did I hear she arrived here on a unicorn? '
'Oh, you thought they were all dead or just mythical.'
No there as real, as she is, irresistible

'Leda is irresistible
It's everything else that's fictional.'

Like Zeus men in the form of a swan,
Want desperately to seduce Leda?
Only she's more heavenly than a dove
When we see her floating on the screen
On the stage, we all simply envisage
Instantly dreaming we've fallen in love.

'Leda is irresistible
It's everything else that's fictional.'

Like Zeus men in the form of a swan,
Want desperately to seduce Leda?
She's fashioned, in white satin petticoats
Nothing about her is ever leaden
She is angelic, a musical note, blokes,
Men fall at her feet, she is, is perfection.

'Leda is irresistible
It's everything else that's fictional.'

Like Zeus men in the form of a swan,
Want desperately to seduce Leda?
Once they've seen her, the only cure after
Is then to have an everlasting bout of amnesia?
Once that happens they can pray forever hereafter
And dream they too danced with Leda.

Found a way through her petticoats too
Believing all dreams can come true.
Fly like Zeus this Christmas in their dreams
Leda is melting; her petticoats are falling apart at the seams.
And they for the first time undressed their dream bride
Had their one, true encounter, that can't be, denied.

With irresistible Leda
Leda is irresistible
It's everything else that's fictional
It's everything else that's fictional
It's everything else that's fictional
Apart from Leda on the screen
She isn't fictional, she's, just a dream.