Persephone- Kristen Kim
oh,
my darling,
persephone,
queen of the dead,
you smell like roses.
your lips,
a gentle caress,
pressing
to my cheek.
my hands,
tangled in your hair,
i should like to kiss you
again.
oh,
persephone,
does your husband know
the way
you look at me?
i am sure that he would be angry.
persephone -
can you keep a secret?
if
you close your eyes,
i might
let myself love you.
decades of being told
what not to do
have made me fear.
they say
that we go against biology,
that we are wrong to feel,
that we will burn for this.
but
persephone,
you are the queen of hell,
and you are fireproof.
will you still love me
when the flush fades
from my skin?
i will not live forever.
i am not
a goddess like you.
i am just a girl.
when the life slips from my fragile body,
put me in the stars,
my love.
i want to sleep
in tranquility.
i do not want to burn for loving you,
persephone.
i would rather be cold
and alone
in the sky
than lit aflame.
i am scared,
darling.
i only ever wanted to be happy
i do not want
a lot of things,
but
the things i want
are nearly always
the things that i cannot have.
my darling,
persephone,
queen of the dead,
you smell like roses.
your lips,
a gentle caress,
pressing
to my cheek.
my hands,
tangled in your hair,
i should like to kiss you
again.
oh,
persephone,
does your husband know
the way
you look at me?
i am sure that he would be angry.
persephone -
can you keep a secret?
if
you close your eyes,
i might
let myself love you.
decades of being told
what not to do
have made me fear.
they say
that we go against biology,
that we are wrong to feel,
that we will burn for this.
but
persephone,
you are the queen of hell,
and you are fireproof.
will you still love me
when the flush fades
from my skin?
i will not live forever.
i am not
a goddess like you.
i am just a girl.
when the life slips from my fragile body,
put me in the stars,
my love.
i want to sleep
in tranquility.
i do not want to burn for loving you,
persephone.
i would rather be cold
and alone
in the sky
than lit aflame.
i am scared,
darling.
i only ever wanted to be happy
i do not want
a lot of things,
but
the things i want
are nearly always
the things that i cannot have.