odysseus
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Odysseus was powerful and a success.
Everyone loved him,
and thought he was the best.
But he made many foolish decisions,
like cheating on his wife with another woman,
I've seen you with such joy.
I've seen you when you're excited.
Now, all I can look to
Are the memories of you.
I'm all alone.
You've always said
That I'm a man's best friend.
the song that forces men
to leap overboard in squadrons
even though they see the beached skulls
--Margaret Atwood
Sailors who come near our island
find out voices sweet and irresistible.
Once upon a time, a brave lost sailor washed up on my shore.
The ocean spat him out, leaving him worn and tired.
I took him into my home.
He was the only true man I’ve seen in centuries.