pearl-nautilus:Hades To PersephoneTell me that you weren’t hungry that day.Tell me that’s not what g
pearl-nautilus:Hades To PersephoneTell me that you weren’t hungry that day.Tell me that’s not what got you to stay.Seven seeds don’t seem like quite enoughReason to leave a mother’s deep love.I want to believe you had the choice; I was hearing more than my own voice; That you opened the palms of your handsTo offer your heart, not meet my demands.Convince me that you want to be here; It’s not my trick that keeps you so near.You chose me. You love me. This is real.No silly seven seeds sealed the deal.Miss your mother when the door must shut; Love and hurt when you must leave her, but—Come back wearing our hearts on your sleeve; Yearn to stay here, and I will believe.No need to say; I know why you go.I won’t block your way, make a big show.Just tell me you weren’t hungry that day.Just tell me I’m the reason you stay. —Lee Ann Schafer(illustration by Tom Canty) -- source link