Sitting along the bank
Of the River of Life
She watches as life blooms
And miracles take shape.

They start so small
And grow so fast
Their capacity for learning
Astounds the gods.

The lone figure
Resting on the bank
Silently watches
As the river flows along.

Destined to watch
And not to interfere
The Goddess cries
Longing to touch.

The Goddess doomed to watch
Is being punished
She's never to know
The love of another.

To receive this punishment
She broke the law
She fell in love with a man
A human man, not a god.

Tortured by the view
And the beauty it creates
She begs for forgiveness
As more tears fall.

She lowers her head
As her cries fall on deaf ears
She holds herself and rocks
Wishing the pain away.