The One Who Paid For Being In Love

- One by Outlines of Shades

Oh! we call her Medusa
the one who paid for being in love.
A beautiful priestess,
innocently living with an open heart.

Her hair were like
meadows flowing,
with the perfumed grace
of her fair soft skin
reflecting light from every edge.

On her lay the eyes of Poseidon
eyes as blue as the ocean
He was holdin' His holy trident
in His strength of manly grasp
"oh! lady so fair, so precious
if I can ever have a night with her."

She was as angelic as she could ever be
she didn't know about His secret crush
but then He came to visit more often.
His tough muscle hypnotised her heart
A man to depend, a sole to love
a trust to get beheld in His arms.

"Oh! my lady come to my arms
give into yourself, and spend a moonless night
oh! my lady, I will give you a life
my love I will give, spendin' one night."

"Oh! lord of supreme power
am jus a small priestess of towering Athena's temple
livin' the ages of bronze
will you protect me, will you love me?
Forever in your arms
will you behold?
Is there in that heart
do I have a place, a part?
Like you stay in here
forever and always
and you can never part."

"Yes my lady! Yes my love,
not a night but life would be together.
Hold my hand and move this way
show our trust, and let'me hold you today"

Oh! so lucky, a God had her loved
she was a priestess, she was so fair
an innocent heart paid for being in love
her angelic soul for once fell in love.

But what turned her into a monster,
it was a curse of a jealous heart.
"Let her beautiful hair turn to serpents
make her face so terrible to behold
that the mere sight of it
would turn onlookers to stone
I curse you! I curse you!
you are the refuge of my temple
Athena says you are filth
then how dare you tried to seek love.
now pay for your mistakes
now pay for being in love.
Leave now! leave now!
Leave my temple
where you brought the dirt."

"Oh! Poseidon save me from this curse
I love you, I made no mistake
tell mother I deserve your love"

"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!
your appalling face deserves no love
You monster! seductive, sinful creature!
you would be abandoned in Erebus.
I leave you! I abandon you!
I turn my back on you!
you ain't deserve to be in love"

"No my lord don't leave me
I loved you, I trusted you
Please hold my hand now.
Oh! mother I served you so long
my childhood, my youth I laid
in your honor inside temple's door.
Please don't curse me,
I ain't done any wrong
No sin I made
Don't make me pay for my love.
Save me oh! mother, Save me oh! my lord,
Save me oh! god, Save me oh! god,
sob... sob... sob!"

Her wails were ignored
her whimper faded away
her name though still remembered
A monster called Medusa
one who paid for being in love.
Later killed by her lover's son
Perseus called her punishment well-done
A life ended, a sole dead in grave and betray
Oh! we call her Medusa
the one who paid for being in love.

Burnt out Raven!!

I stood up
but nobody listened to my howls
I have been blamed now
for my mistake of being unheard

The past of my lost ways
the fate been buried to grave
the hurt been discarded
discrimination in two faiths.

Am watchin' here standing still
my head's bowed to other's feet
"I ain't wanna be the same... wanna be the same!"
I SCREAM, saving me
from my diminishing existence.

My sobbing silence yells to the world
"give li'l mercy to this loving heart"
my fault can't be Am in love
believe my say as I have grown up.

"I ain't wanna be the same... wanna be the same"
This all I have to say
So be with it or discard
Coz I'll be what I be
granted by you or not!

Movin' On

Its been so long yet we remember every scar whenever taking a trip down the memory lane, or whenever the broken bones ache if pushed li'l harder. Its human tendency not to accept the present, sometimes it is the past which is better, or the uncertain future would be good if you jus loosen up by making some sacrifices. But uncertain and unreal is not that's gonna shape the future, nor would gettin lost in the past make things better. Nothing gonna change by keepin' the pain alive in the heart. But what if I can't let it go? A sleepin' dragon doesn't mean a dead one. Its furious in all the same ways if poked a li'l to wake it up, furious enough to destroy everything around, lettin' go of the good and demolishing the bad. But loss can only be wept on by the one who has lost it, who's gonna judge later, if it was worth it.
The start of this year, I made no resolutions. But I made a prayer not to God but the world, to be in peace, to keep the enchanting harmony alive. But 2nd Jan 1 AM, I stood in front of the mirror drunk and asked myself a question, "Forget the world... did I do it?" And of course, an honest drunk answer "Nope! Not at all!". If I can't have control over myself, am totally not rightful to expect the same thing from others. Whatever the reason would be, rage, anger, and frustration, ain't the answer. Ego doesn't solve anything. Its not gonna fix the future, its not gonna heal your past. The only thing it can leave you with is a team of mistakes, regret, disappointment, sorries and what could've been. And if it takes a meaningful apology and a true start to fix all, I'll choose to take it. If you don't, then I would say, "Welcome to the Team, man!"