Persephone Retold
They robbed her of her darkness
Gave her ebony hair and an apple to bite
Made poison her downfall
And a kiss her salvation
They forgot what was real
Now she sings songs on Broadway
They stripped her of her horrors
They forgot she was a queen
A conqueror of life and death
Yet again they did the same
With Midas and Venus
Odysseus and Nike
Now they are all names
Brands upon a label
Myths retold by those long dead
Their power forsook
Their tales forgotten
Who will reawake them?
This poem is about:
Our world