(disclaimer: a poem for the challenge "Mythical Mirror" organized by @WattpadUrbanFantasy, November 2023. Prompt "Create a poem from a mythical creature's perspective, depicting their life in an urban legend of your choice or imagination!")
enjoy! <3
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It used to be so hard to be
the little me, a shiest thing
I used to swoosh across the roofs
and wailed with people in their sleep
made sure they got a good night scream
but I would hide most of the time
the little me
a shiest thing
but with each year their cities grew
so many light, so many sounds
that I could join with my wail too
on roofs they built, so grand, so tall
so many souls live beneath those
for me to join during their sleep
make sure they get a good night scream
so when they sleep I scream with them
when they're awake I'm sleeping then
at night I swoosh across the roofs
of homes, of bars, of clubs, of pubs,
across the roofs of churches, malls,
even the smallest night guard's booths
because if there is someone there
they surely need my help, they do
my wailing helps them with their sleep
and helps them wake up in the morn
and when they do not wake up, well,
I cry for them, their souls, I do
but in those cities with their lights
their sounds, the noise, the constant buzz
none can hear my deathly call
I cry alone, the little me
a shiest thing
but then a new night always comes
another night, another flight
across the endless rooftop track
I help the people with their sleep
I am their scream, I am their cry
I am the mare they wish to fight
with drugs, and prayers,
other's warmth
but I still come to one and all
and I make sure that they all get
a good night scream
a shiver too
and when they wake up they will cheer
a new world's come
they have survived
and if they never wake again
I'll cry for them
cry there and then
but in those cities with their lights
their sounds, the noise, the constant buzz
I cry alone, a shiest thing
but someone has to cry for them
why not the little me?
I feed on troubles of their minds
might just as well cry for them when
they lose their final fight
and when they breathe their final breath
I go back to my endless flight
across the roofs
across the minds
of little things that dream so big
and I will scream with them I will
until their final breaths are done
and only then I'll stop my wail
and join the world
the silent world
the little me
a shiest thing
content that all is calm
