Death follows you

Death follows you,
She said.
Death hovers over you,
She said.
Death has the face
Of Apollo.

You know nothing,
He sighed.
How can you know,
He sighed,
You are nothing
But a jealous woman.

Apollo brings death,
She said.
His arrows hurt,
She said.
You shall run mad
Because of him.

You know nothing,
He said.
Poisonous are your words,
He said.
You never were
Beloved by a god.

Oh but I was,
She said.
Way back when,
She said,
When we tell asleep
At the temple.

The snakes came,
He recalled.
They came to bite,
He recalled.
But they licked our ears
And we heard.

Those were his,
She said.
He sent them,
She said.
And he said
He loved me.

I refused him,
She said.
I denied him my love,
She said.
And he vowed
No one would ever believe.

You denied him,
He said,
And I welcomed him,
He said.
He will never hurt me,
For he loves me.

Oh but he will,
She said,
Like he did Hyacinthus,
She said.
No good comes
Of divine love.

I love him,
He whispered.
And I will stand by him
He said
Until my last breath
On the last day.

What if he leaves?
She asked.
What if he forsakes you?
She asked.
Will you still
Stand by him?

I shall,my sister,
He said.
For his amber eyes,
He said.
For his music
Has crept into my soul.

Die then,
She sighed.
But remember,
She said,
I tried to save you
Way back when.

Bless me, my sister,
He said,
Not for the sake of Apollo,
He said,
But for the love
You bear me.

I shall, brother mine,
She said
And may you stand
She said
When we all fall
By the walls of Troy.

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