Siren Song

By: Kelly Esparza

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We could be as freeing & loving as doves,

But instead, I’m a siren in love.

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I sing your praises,

Draw you into my world,

But the song I sing is not of death.

I choose not to kill like a black widow;

I aim to love.

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Maybe I could be your Aphrodite

& you could be my lover.

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Maybe I could be the artist

& you could be my muse.

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I pine for you,

Writing poetry in the sky

Through constellations & shooting stars.

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I hope the three Fates are kind to you

Because I refuse to let you go.

It’s like Zeus struck my heart

With a lightning bolt,

& in my reflection, all I see are

Red hearts in my eyes.

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& maybe just maybe

I’m like Dionysus,

But unlike him, I don’t get

Drunk from wine,

Only your love.

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Kelly Esparza is an editor and writer who holds BAs in English and Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. She is represented by Lucy Hamilburg at The Hamilburg Agency, and her debut YA mystery is on submission to editors. Her writing has been published in various literary journals and anthologies. To find out more, visit her site: kellyesparza.wordpress.com and follow her on Twitter: @Kelly_Esparza7.