Mythology of Loneliness
Mythology of Loneliness
It’s easy to lure sailors in
with a siren’s song
it’s what I’ve always done
it’s easy to reel them in
with the Machiavellian melody of
red lipstick and Robert Frost quotes
the cadence of raspy vibrato
and the aroma of blue roses
Every nail painted
Every word calculated
It’s always so easy
and we dance for a while
they twirl me around
enchanted by my pirouettes
And we drink the wine
and we watch old films
and it’s beautiful
for a time
but alas
nothing gold can stay
and I take the road less traveled
I become too much
too hard to reach
too deep
too far under the sea
buried in Davy Jones' Locker
And they sail away
to the other side of the world
and drop the memory of me off the edge of it
I’m alone
again
Some women fear that they’re not enough
I fear that I’m too much
But not for him
He wandered over all by himself
I didn’t have to sing a single note
there were no more cadences to whisper
he made me want to speak the truth
there was no upper hand
so I grabbed onto his
I started living in my body
instead of in my shadow
He stormed by beach
and took away my suffering
He never left
no matter how hard it got
He stayed when I lost my voice
and he helped me get it back
When I got dragged down too deep
he dove to the bottom of the sea to find me
He helped guide me to the surface
He helped me remember how to swim.
-Mythology of Loneliness
About the Creator
Deanna Dellia
Deanna Dellia is an up and coming poet in New York. She is a psychotherapist, an educator, and an activist. Learn more about the poetry collection at intsagram.com/deannadelliapoetry and more about the author at instagram.com/deannadellia
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