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(This has been my hardest piece I ever attempted. Took several months of hard work.
I truly hope you enjoy the conclusion
)

“Proserpina.”My mother began to say. ”
You can stay here forever
We shall never be apart.
Aside from my above time away”

“Or my darling daughter
You can have a new start.
rejoin life above
And find the other half
of your heart.”

” In choosing the second
There is of course a clause
Upon hearing it
The facts might give you pause.”

Persephone then looked over
Out into the night
She sighed heavily
Her expression grim,
Somehow filled with fright.

Hades cleared his throat
And I turned to see him
His profile in the mist
Also looked fairly grim

” My child.” He said
“You have never sinned.
Thus your life can truly re-begin”

“But you have eaten the fruit
From our trees.
Meaning this, Erebus your home
It shall ever be.”

“Every nine years
You shall come home”
Even if you find your love
Or if your still alone.”

“When winter falls
And Demiter cries
You will leave the mortal coil.
Then surely you will horribly die”

” When spring arrives you would then leave with your mother
And spend your first few months
Helping her teach her accolates
Along with your grandmother”

” This choice my dear
only you can make
We will stand behind you
No matter what path you take.”

Hades leaned over
gave me a kiss, a hug
Reached for my mother
Both leaving me to sit…
They to walk the steps above.

How long I sat there thinking
I do not truly know
Feeling my heart sinking
I finally got up to go.

I found them together
Both sitting on the bed
Tears poured from her eyes
As I looked at her in dread

She saw when she looked at me
The truth She could truly see
I wanted to go find my own love
Up In the world above

Father’s look was stoic.
Face almost a glare
I cleared my throat to tell them
But all I could do was stare

Hades countenance gentled
And I ran into his embrace
“I shall miss you so much father!”
I cried, with tears pouring down
My face .

I started feeling dizzy
It was all a bit to much
The last thing I remember
Is feeling their gentle touch.

Rendered flesh of agony wake
Tortured self I start to quake
Dreams together born anew
Shattered no longer
soul takes it Que.

Demons cry out
In wonderous glee.
As the whole of soul,
Come back to me.

Bitter pill taken
The candle starts away
No more tears to follow
The demons get their way

Grotesque agony mends the flesh
As renewed eyes open
I take a breath.
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The days past by
They turned into weeks
I learned I had sisters
Scary as can be.

They were simply called
Erinys but not all of them were kin
Their Hair and arms entwined with Serpents ,
They tormented those who
Did unimaginable sin

Victims would call
A curse would be made
Only purifying and atonement
Could their vengeance be slayed.

Robed in black
Whips about their waist
wings shooting out their back
Their countenance the more fierce As blood poured from eyes
Down each horrid face.

The few that were my sisters
My parents did not really say
Just informed me that it would be best to stay out of the Erinys
Way.

I was told of half siblings
From both father and mother
I …unfortunately?
Did not meet
Any of the others.

Then one day
As I sat with Persephone
And laughed at a story she told
She reached over grabbed my hands,
She suddenly looked old.

“Proserpina my daughter
Spring cometh at last.
It is time for me to join my mother, winter is now past.”

She bent over and whispered
Down In Cerberus’s ear.
He took off in a flash,
Then he along with Hades
suddenly appeared.

“Proserpina there is something
we must discuss
Your father and me,
we’ve been talking,
And we are so happy
you are here with us.”

” We know you died so young my daughter
A life you barely lived.
We want to offer you a choice
You see
but alone you Must ponder
if you want, what we can give.”

I looked at them,
These fierce-some gods
I said I loved them, then
All I could do was nod.