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Echo's Lament

A Poem About a Myth

By J NPublished 8 years ago • 1 min read
Sketch of a narcissus flower

Echoes of thoughts

On a mountain high

A cave of anguish

A glade with blue sky

Narcissus, Narcissus

The King of Olympus

Nymphs who liked fun

I distracted the queen

So Zeus could run

Narcissus, Narcissus

She cursed my voice

I can only repeat

No one could help me

I can only repeat

Narcissus, Narcissus

On a hunt he came

So fair and beautiful

I fell in love with him

He found me pitiful

Narcissus, Narcissus

His ego was massive

He said “You cannot love me”

I couldn’t explain

I said only “Love me”

Narcissus, Narcissus

He sent me away

I fled to a cave

He saw his reflection

A flower his grave

Narcissus, Narcissus

I faded to nothing

Final words I echo

A reverberating cave

Final words I echo

Narcissus…

sad poetry

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    Written by J N