The thing about Persephone
is that she liked the pomegranate because
it tasted like freedom in her throat
Hades saw her, really saw her
and Persephone liked the feel of
his fire on her skin
Maybe Demeter's gardens could
never compare to the burning or the
juice dripping down her chin
Maybe the flowers bloomed
a thorny cage around the daughter
and she could no longer feel warmth
Maybe the sweetness of the mother's
love was sticky and turned
sour on Persephone's tongue
Maybe the whole point of the
pomegranates is that they were
bitter, and tasted like freedom
Maybe the tale of Persephone is not about
Persephone and Hades
Maybe the tale of Persephone is about
Persephone and Demeter
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Sea Salt Lagoon: A Book of Poems
PoetryThis is a book of poems I have been writing over the years. It isn't finished yet, but here they are. ©Book cover is my design
