Persephone

A crow with a broken
wing sits upon my shoulder

Two clawfoot  bath tubs 
are overflowing
such an obvious
metaphor for tears

Hekate leads the way
torch in hand

I am Demeter
grief consumes me

Persephone is gone
humanity is in peril

The ascent
has not come
this search
in the dark
seems endless

Shadows flicker
upon the wall
jack o lantern grins

my crow
says we are running
out of time

by September 
she will have 
eaten the seeds

my only child

daughter
don't gather 
the flowers
they give you

it's a trick

he takes 
you where
i can't find you

then the world
changes
​forever