Something About Giving Everything You Have To Others And Not Allowing Them To Give Back To You - Tumblr Posts
2 years ago
Young Apollo,
how your passion scorches.
Melting wax on a young boy's back;
Molten iron wreathing a lover's crown;
Your tears cannot extinguish celestial storms.
Blame that vengeful wind
though it did not throw the sparrow to the sea
nor toss the disk to the sky.
No, fate does not vindicate causation.
You did this.
Sing laments from afar;
Apportion your gift to others,
but don't let them spark.
Do not ask who is there to warm you -
the feathers are gone
(Ai, ai)
The flowers are all that is left,
and those can become ashes, too.
Don't you dare threaten their mourning.
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in my mind this poem is apollo talking to himself
something about blaming yourself for those you love getting hurt
something about giving everything you have to others and not allowing them to give back to you
every mortal apollo ever loved died because of him. that’s gotta fuck him up surely