Neptune

XXVI

It was June then, and the summer was about to start,

I asked mom to talk to me about Apollo.

"Apollo from Mythology or your Apollo?", she replied.

"My Ap...? Uh, Mythology".

"For gods sake, Neptune.

Living with me didn't teach you anything, did it?",

she breathed deeply, and continued:

"Apollo is the god of the Sun, music and medicine, basically.

He's the son of Zeus and Leto, and he has a twin named Artemis..."

"So it was true", I interrupted her, whispering.

"So what's true?", she asked.

I shook my head and went to my room

To rethink about everything about that last summer.

I don't surf, music's my thing.

Then, Sun or Moon? I've always loved the Sun.

That's not true. This girl came to me, she said her name was Artemis, and...

Don't worry, I'm a doctor, you'll be just fine...

Apollo, wherever you are.

Just answer me something: who are you?