𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥

welcome to hell

welcome to hell // free verse

fallen from power

they ride the boat on the river styx

past cerberus, they enter no man's land

with mockery and laughter from the damned

at the end of the river

those disdainful gods

those contemptuous goddesses

bow to hades, pleading for mercy

their golden ichor, now black in color

stain their silken gowns and robes

their ethereal image

buried with their olympian importance

high above them,

in his very own throne of bones,

hades looks upon them as they would the mortals once long ago

despondent and disappointed,

he ushers his brothers and sisters to the home they were destined for

"you were the few meant for the light,

yet you expelled only darkness

heartless, you had the threads of the universe

wrapped around your chubby fingers,

yet you stand here crumbling

your bruised, snow white skin sinks into your rib cages

your desperate breaths repeat a single forlorn plea

for help, but I cannot help you

your pride was your downfall

and to hell you all fell,

here, forever, you will dwell."