Dark Widow named

poetry and short stories 1 Minute

written in response to #dverse poets pub poetics prompt on persephone.

https://dversepoets.com/2021/08/03/poetics-persephone/

enraged mother

Dearest Draco harvester’s son,

Here I sit at the grave of my rancid parents,

You hated mothers’ socially corrosive snobbery,

Fathers’ god like morals belittled everyone else,

The very reasons my love for you blossomed.

You hated mothers’ corrosive snobbery,

An over protective curse, out to divide our love,

She hated your low born human status.

Fathers’ god like morals belittled everyone else,

Playing into mothers’ caustic snobbery,

Both trying to steal man’s future happiness.

The very reasons my love for you blossomed,

You defence of me from my rancid parents,

Killing them we did together.

Your dark widow Persephone.

My dearest Persephone (my black widow)

Your marriage to me was your escape,

Your escape from a possessive mother,

Your mothers curse of undead aimed at all men,

Our son Lazuli born in the cave of Ceves.

Your escape from a possessive mother,

The reason for my undead curse

Pomegranate’s curse driving my blood lust.

Your mothers curse of undead aimed at all men,

You joining me in the undead dominion,

The only way way to keep Lazuli human.

Our son Lazuli born in the cave of Ceves,

Under duress of your possessive parents,

Killing your parents, Saving Lazuli from becoming undead.

All my eternal love Draco.

© 3/8/2021 rogleach

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22 thoughts on “Dark Widow named”

  1. Wow, this is such a powerful piece. When love thrives together, they kill together (errr, in this case). I love how gothic you went here and this is such a dark version of how you continue the “love story” between Hades and Persephone. I am in awe at how you pulled this off quite masterfully; such a vivid and stirring retelling. Bravo!

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  4. This is amazing Rog, both that you are inventing your own mythology, and that you tell the tale from Hades’ side with great empathy: Fantastic! I think these characters need their own book…

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  6. Incredibly clever, Roger – and so dark! Wow, I just relished this piece!

    BTW, I could be mistaken, but is it possible that there’s a tiny typo in this line –

    You[r] defence of me from my rancid parents,

    Yours,
    David

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