“This Chain” - An excerpt from Scrap Paper

Am I Lightning

An illuminant signal in skies

To dramatize the rain

And pierce Father Zues’ enemies?

This chain,

The thumps of thunder are kitten cries

Wicked warriors could wound my world

Yet its crystals would still shine like sun

It laces my neck

With a jewel to fall on my heart

To comfort like Aphrodite's necklace

To convice me that I am just as beautiful?

To confirm me as Father's favorite.

Or perhaps

I am Hades

This chain draws meaning from other worlds

Holding ancestors who once held me

Gravitating to the solace of their arms once more.

For Hestia has blessed me with a line of love

And until the stars connect to call me home

This chain of family αγάπη

Is perfect.