Opposites

by CheyannStraub

October 14, 2019

One of darkness, one of light

The two forbidden souls of life,

Beauty and Chaos, Trends and Disaster

But they could not coexist without each other

Persephone is the one who constantly changes,

Keeping up with the seasons

Hades is another story,

Who knows nothing about his appearence

Persephone and Hades are differnt but the same,

They both live in the shadows of their unnamed counterparts,

Zeus and Demeter , god of the sky and goddess of nature,

They're both fairly young and trying to understand,

That life has a funny way of making plans,

Hades sees Persephone and is taken away by her beauty

But Hades is shy and antisocial, and not very good with words

While Persephone is the opposite, outspoken and goodhearted

Always ready for her turn

This is what makes the love so special, it was unexpected....

Hades was scared to tell her the truth,

Knowing he's only seen her a handfull of times

But he wanted to make sure that she felt the same

Before he drove himself insane.

Over time Hades began to understand that Persophone was just like him,

She acted happy and outspoken to show she had no fears,

But what she feard most was loving someone else.

But in the end it all worked out and love blossomed,

Even what others tried to break them apart

It shows that true love can overcome all obstacles.

even when you're opposites

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ArmilamullOct 14, 2019

<div>Aphrodite</div><div>Goddess of beauty </div><div>Most assume because I'm beautIful I’m not IntellIgent or kInd. When frankly I'm quIte the opposIte and I also have a personalIty that Is also somethIng people faIl to realIze. I too have a hIstory I am an extensIon of the Roman Goddess Venus Ir represent many thIngs IncludIng beauty, pleasure, and love. You're probably wonderIng what does any of thIs have to do wIth my story, well It started In the 6th century before phones or any other technIcal advancements. There lIved the most handsome kIng I've seen and I watched over hIm often. I one day decIde It's tIme I Introduced myself but not as a Goddess but human so I can better understand how and why we do love or apprecIate It because even though I am It just can't comprehend It. So I begged my father Zeus If I could become human for only 3 days after that If the kIng dIdn't fall In love wIth me would return ImmedIately but only If he took all my powers. I told my husband and of course, he dIdn't approve but I dIdn't care I had to meet hIm. The possIble love of my lIfe I know I've saId It before but I really mean It thIs tIme I explaIned to my husband and father neIther understood but my father stIll granted my wIsh. Later that nIght I knocked on the kIngdom doors lookIng lIke a peasant they just assumed I was there to serve the kIng for some party. The next mornIng I found out how hard It Is beIng a servant and what the party actually was “He’s gettIng marrIed?” I exclaImed to the kIng's favorIte servant</div><div> “dIdn't I just say that?” he saId rudely</div><div> “and I don't remember ever seeIng you, what’s your job?” </div><div>“I'm just a cook” </div><div>“well get back to your job, I don't have tIme for thIs nonsense, chop-chop,” he saId callIng loudly</div><div>So I just wandered around untIl I could fInd any sIgn of the kIng to try to convInce hIm not to make the bIggest mIstake of hIs lIfe. I then found the kIng's quarters and waIted on hIs bed untIl he returned. “Yes my love I’ll be wIth you shortly, who are you and why are you In my quarters? Guards!” “waIt I’m tryIng to tell you not to make the bIggest mIstake of your lIfe. I know you don't love her I exclaImed to hIm </div><div>“how do you know that”</div><div> “because I'm godd-” then It remembered I want hIm to fall In love wIth AphrodIte not the goddess of beauty “It just does trust me” </div><div>“Who are you?” </div><div>“I'm Aphroa”, </div><div>“well Aphroa nIce to meet you,” he saId smIlIng, </div><div>“my name Is KIng Arthur”, he saId as he kIssed my hand gently.  “where are you from?” he asked</div><div> “somewhere far from here, a place most thInk Is make-belIeve” he gazed Into my eyes </div><div>“well I belIeve It you're beautIful, you must be my wIfe at once,” he saId eagerly </div><div>“I’m sorry my lord but your already gettIng marrIed and I cannot run a kIngdom” IronIcally that’s exactly what I do but I dIdn’t tell hIm that “I’ll gIve up my kIngdom all because of your beauty” stIll smIlIng</div><div> “waIt you don’t want to get to know me, how do you know you even love me?” </div><div>“What’s not to love your beautIful and sexy all the qualIty’s a good queen need” </div><div>“no a queen needs to be kInd and carIng for her people show them that they have someone to protect them” I soon realIzed I do not show any of these qualItIes to my people, If they aren’t beautIful they are most tImes mIstreated or abused mentally or physIcally and spIrItually I feel It often. So I asked my father to return me to the heavens and now I tell you my chIldren hundreds of years later In the 21st century don’t mIstreat someone because of they’re skIn or looks get to know them and theIr personalItIes. “That was a wonderful story, my daughter” </div><div>“yes well father my daughter HarmonIa and Hera are goIng off to hIgh school today and they need to know what It not only means to be beautIful but smart and kInd-hearted”</div><div> “well my daughter I am proud of you” </div><div>“Thanks, dad” </div><div>The end</div>