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Loving the Sea

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Published: Apr 24, 2010

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I was supposed to be your sea.
Your soulmate within the waves,
Crashing our true love against the shore;
For eternity we'd turn the storm.

Alas, our bond shifted with the tide of tales.
It carried me away from you, effort you made not to fight it
Left to drown, sun swept me away,
Like your love, I evaporated to ancient history nothings.

In time, the skies returned me from the heavens,
Unrecognizable daughter of Nereus I was.
The splash of sea foam, the sparkle of the waves
Unknown, that's where I'll forever be.

My dear, take the time to listen.
From seashells you'll hear my silent moan,
Begging, I am, for you to cup me in the caress of your palms,
Never would you allow a drop of me to spill.

I was meant to be your Ocean Queen,
Yet you left me to remain the Seaweed's Maid.

This is my entry for the Lyricclub Modern Myth Contest: [link]

This piece is set from the position of Amphitrite, Goddess of the Sea. She was meant to be the famed wife of Poiseidon, God of the Sea. However, through time she became to be considered as nothing more then just one of his many affairs and soon ceased to exsist, left to just be a personification of the sea. I found that to be a cruel way for her to be brushed aside, and so, I wrote this in her honor.

If it wasn't for my newfound interest in Percy Jackson, I don't think I would have really been as determined in doing this. I give credit to learning about Amphitrite from this awesome piece: [link] and a link from wikipedia to learn more about Amphitrite:[link]

I like this piece, but I think I could do more to perfect it. Unfortunately, I'm rather short on time but I think I've worked on it enough for it to have a proper shot at the contest... I hope.