Old heart two

Out of selfishness and desire 

To catch their little bird 

 they poisoned the water 

With a drop of dew 

From the morning flower, and added a bit of green moss

They feared someone else 

Had already heard 

The song of love and loss 

They cursed the young women that dark lonely night 

To a fast descent into sickness 

They wanted her dead before dawns light 

However the gods were not heartless 

They only wanted to keep her safe 

Little did they know 

How they had sealed her everlasting fate 

She crawled to the bank with a painful scream 

Drenched in cold wetness 

Shivering by the stream 

She felt weak and paled 

Her stomach ailed 

Oh she felt hopeless 

She didn’t tell a soul 

That she had snuck out 

For a late night stroll 

He saw her bathing 

He knew it was wrong 

Yet he couldn’t turn his eyes 

From her pale figure 

Or cover his ears 

To stop listening to her beautiful song 

He lingered in the grove 

Hiding behind the trees 

She seemed so magical so simply pleased 

She reminded him of the sky

For she seemed so far away 

Yet her light enchanted him 

Like a star guiding his way 

He stared breathless for a while 

And as he blushed and turned away 

He heard an awful scream pierce the air 

A howl of terrible pain 

Chills ran up his spine 

The blood gone from his face 

He saw the girl crawling towards the bank 

Crying for help from anyone 

No matter what thy name