Down from Olympus
Lightning bolt and stormy sky
Unexpected end
The harpy cackles
All “I told you so” happy
With tears in her eyes
The weight again tugs
Unexpected pull, lurching
Balance forsakes me
Nemesis of mine
Follow me like a shadow
Eternal presence
Suffocating fear
Smothers possibility
Snuffs sweetest incense
I stare at the phone
Silent, numb, and castaway
Goodbye, so easy
Wish I never knew
Feeling of confirmation
Sense of victory
So very foolish
With all my hopeful giving
My dandelions
Scattered, on the ground
The seeds, like raindrops, falling
Twin analogy
Something deeper stirs
From within the dark abyss
Stronger, more able
Oh, this too, shall pass
Cushion of time will find me
Sense of hope, depart
Yearning to forget
Refusing to find anger
I am letting go
Giving back the world
Handing it back hastily
Take it, take it all