Saving my Psyche

The sound of wings
that rub in panic along the wall
Sometimes I thought
I let a track of blood behind
 
But I numbed only.
 
My emotions became indifferent,
my words shorter, softer -
I thought that I became smaller
 
Now I had told my mother
that I would never, never
never use a golden arrow again
 
I could see it in her eyes; fear,
how the earth would grow old
While my freedom had been damaged
 
So often we had been hit already, so much lost.
 
I could not loose Psyche too
Until I held her in my arms again,
until then – would no-one love
 

Saving my Psyche
 

After Psyche completed two tasks, for she loves Eros
Tells Aphrodite her a third and final task;
To travel into Hades where no-one would dare help her
Once there, Psyche must ask for some beauty of Persephone
This beauty of the queen of the Underworld has to be inside a box
Like a gift, brought back to Aphrodite by Psyche herself
 
But once Psyche has captured the beauty, she cannot believe it
Thinking it was a hallucination, and afraid of Aphrodite
She opens the box to see if it would not open to only air
But as Psyche moves the lid flees a blue vapor into the darkness
Persephone her beauty, gone – and Psyche…defeated
She falls to her knees – knowing no more…


Destruction overruled her as she fell asleep
surrounded by the deathly waves of the Styx
Charon himself stared her in the face
and lured her closer to drown in waters depth
 
In my panic that she would never wake up
Did I kiss her white face – whispering into her ear
Angels never fade away…Psyche -
 
But she couldn’t hear my voice, echoing in the far
 
Why hadn’t I told her that she was long forgiven
How could she not have felt it, deep inside?
 
As I wiped the infernal sleep off her beauty did I wonder
Was this then the moment where I had hoped for
I held my Psyche in my arms again, but could it be forever
 
“Eros…” in her eyes lamenting nearly every hope gone
“I tried…I –” there were no words  for how lost she felt
“No, Psyche.” she raised up “You paid enough price”
It was time for others then her to pay now “Come –”
 
I could feel her weakness, as I started to lift her
Higher and higher, out of Hades, into the light again
Trough the shreds of noonday clouds – still so cold 
 
Inside his sanctuary Zeus heard the crying mine...
 

The earth shook and trembled
The foundations of Mount Olympus quaked
When Zeus opened the gates to rise up
 
He thundered from his temple and gave a mighty shout
The world shook when Aphrodite came with her anger
But Eros shot his golden arrows
and scattered Aphrodite her hatred
Zeus' lightning flashed, and her words became lamenting
 
Aphrodite surrounded herself with darkness
And made her disappearing with tense rain and clouds
 
With Eros’ golden hair striking the darkness with colour
And Psyche’s blue eyes shining likely as the sun
Shone bright clear light before them
And blazed balls of lightning forth 
as they flew away on the wings of Zephyrus
 

“Eros - never leave my side, my shadow again”