LESSONS FROM HERA AND HERCULES;
Harbinger made of hemlock and heartache,
hurricane made of hurt and heartbreak,
you were Hera's lesson of harm and habit,
you were impossible to break,
but I too, like you,
have hidden the strength of Hercules
somewhere inside this harbour body
that used to welcome hurricanes.
I too have always known siren songs that have bewitched men
with more ancient madness than you could ever imagine.
I too have spoken words that dripped with cruelty
like a soldiers sword on the battlefield.
I do not use these abilities against you
because I have learned,
I have learned that when you destroy someone you love. . .
there's no coming back from that.
YOU ARE READING
MILK AND COOKIES ━━ Nikita Gill
Poesía"It's okay to lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire." - Colette Werden Different poems from the 30-year-old London-based poet, Nikita Gill. After receiving 137 rejections from publishers, she has...
