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Ason
Poems
May 2017
I Could Be Your Orpheus, but That Would End Poorly for Both of Us
I was not born of god and muse.
Pictures of virtuosic health
captured in epic poetry
that I don’t want to write.
The music I make charms my world.
Trees and rocks
obey not the wind and current,
but the meter of my songs.
You too fell for tricks of snake,
though my tune called your name
long before they evaded my coil.
Forgive me, I won’t question your sleep below.
For even the rules of your warden dictate
you can’t look forward
while you’re looking back.
I could be your Orpheus.
Which is to say that even after death
you won’t get rid of me.
I could be your Orpheus,
but with the way his story goes
wouldn’t you say I’m probably
more like his lyre.
#orpheus
#myth
#greek
#mythology
#lyre
#eurydice
#apollo
#calliope
#gods
#muse
#pun
Written by
Ason
20/F/Delaware or New York
(20/F/Delaware or New York)
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