Siren Speaks
by Sophia Potter
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I am not yours to
keep
my siren song
is not yours alone,
my sweet
I sing it out for
all who will listen
tears they pour
from silver eyes
please listen,
I do what I want
I do what I need
the music is freely given
girls they cry and
turn the other cheek
with me, with me
my love
I jump into the creek
your bows and
arrows hurt me
not
the shields and swords
with which you fought
I was sent to destroy
all that stands in your way
mother nature
can be a violent lover
and yet she
loves to play
like a lamb in the cool damp
Where do you stand?
Are you a man?
I do not want
your heart or hand
For in dark waters,
deep,
scorpion dance
I am
The secret parts
of me are bright
as snow and firelight
They are black and full of tar
in Hades' den
I glow
I flow
I let you go