Star Crossed I

By Grace and Soul
HERO:                  Oh..what lips upon me breathe
                      of Elysium sails past
                      Quivering lips of Thanatos
                      vanquished by such softness
                      robbed Hyacinth’s allure away
 
LEANDER:               lips of our met breath      
                      that rises to life, light again
                      embrace and to hold, slow
                      thy hand do I take, from
                      sleeps grasp forsaken  lake
                      nudged but safe with me
 
HERO:                  Lean I on thy strength
                      Yet sin I against my credence
                      What punishment from the gods
                      Be bestowed upon me
                      To lose the heart to Eros’ might
 
LEANDER:               fold unto me, is my flesh not real
                      be not made, of stone, for sink
                      surely would, make light
                      Heart, rise above slate
                      in Song of Eros home
 
HERO:                  I bequeath my soul upon thee
                      Draw thee my life from yon lake
                      Beauty to be named Hyacinth
                      Its depths stole my breath
                      Were it not for thy gallantry
                      Repose I on its murky bed
 
LEANDER:               Then purposed I with thine eye
                      awakened deep flowing slumber
                      Thou, Beauty, cannot sleep
                      in such depths cold and bleak
                      soul to Soul coverings bold
                      kept our breaths as one and told
     
HERO:                  thus, upon this Turquoise Tower
                      a priestess to gods no more
                      Betrayed to thy altar
                      With Wings of cupids
                      Thou traverse Amphitrite's cold garden
                      With Arrows of Eros, wanton throes
 
LEANDER:               As Brick to thy mortar
                      Consume I with fiery passion
                      To worship one night to the other
                      I will abide by thee, know no tide  
                      Poseidon grants me passage
                      For Love of my Hero
                      Taken from the lake,sealed in fate.
 
 
*This collaboration is based loosely on the story of Hero and Leander/Greek Mythology. Liberty has been taken with the location. This is an experimental attempt.*