disciples of psyche

disciples of psyche

women and men thronged to the amphitheater
many from far countries, few from hamlets near
well-traveled and well-trodden to be near the beauty
of psyche; disciples of psyche

nervously chatting about grain and oil
whether they be peon, smithy, or born royal
in the verdant concert by the sylvan pines
of psyche; disciples of psyche

with a hush she arrives, an ethereal girl-god
radiant and shimmering; her congregation is awed
the legends are true; the masses focus raptly
on psyche; disciples of psyche

her allure so strong that she had earned the ire
of aphrodite, raising her temper through hellfire
hooting and hollering, she cursed shrewdly
for psyche; disciples of psyche

but psyche overcame the evil magicks
through difficult labor and perilous tricks
the hunter eros found her wife-worthy
oh psyche; disciples of psyche

now she stands, their breath and soul
the citizens hearts forever unrolled
before the beauty, celestial beauty
of psyche; disciples of psyche

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