Dear Alcestis,
You are
an ancient feminist
an empowered woman trapped in a world of patriarchy.

From the beginning you were dismissed, resigned to be chattel.
You were ordered, pushed, directed by the males around you to latch on.
Ensnare him in a your feminine web.
You're not strong enough alone.
You're just a woman.
Why should you-
Stop.

You find it all in Him:
Shock, love, strength
you are finally balanced, equal.
You are happy.
But Fate holds a bed of snakes for the forgetful and He is stolen from you.
Apollo cannot help you now, and you see only one option.

Once again a primal privilege arises,
But you must win, you must succeed.
You sneak away, so desperate to see the world, be the change, be the solution for once, you sacrifice yourself-
Hades.
You are floating, falling, frightened-
Stop.

All you know is-
Someone carrying you away, rushing-
Stop.
You are handed back to Him- you are limp,
helpless.
You are more than that.
**** Hercules.

You are the distressed princess, the fair maiden, and still the hero of your own story.

She comes from routine
monotony, with just a hint of spontaneity.
She comes from laughter,
the good kind,
with wrinkled noses, cramped bellies and hiccupsbetweenwords.
She comes from knowledge
from sitting,
swiveling,
stretching,
sleeping,
AND an empty mind.
She comes from dark rooms
in quiet houses
filled to the brim
with white noise.
She comes from nowhere of importance
because
where she is going is all that matters.

Pretend you are a book,
Being opened from time to time;
Your pages being flipped,
They tell a comic, story, or rhyme.
Satisfy your readers, and always get them hooked
You can be anything, and today you are a book.

I cannot cry anymore,
For the tears have all dried up
But I would unleash a thousand floodgates
If it meant you could see how much you choosing her affected me

It is so hard for me to talk about my thoughts of loving you

Because I sit here with a smile and a friendly face

And talk to you about your thoughts of loving her.

The scariest situation is one in which you find
Words don't work anymore.