A Maiden’s Song

I stepped into his forest,
A maiden in search of being loved

I called in song, I danced in sunsets
As the trees swayed in rhythm above

A lonely hunter walked towards me, looking for a woman to claim

He knew exactly what words to use and how to whisper my name

He touched my hands so gently and caressed me with his sweet kiss

He undressed me with his lies
As I licked the poison on his lips

Such bliss and toxicity rose beneath us like a mist

It solidified around us and caged me in with a hiss

I ignored the darkness that grew,
I welcomed it and called it home

Time went by and the hunter came and went,
leaving me in the cage alone

I grew hungry, thirsty and weary
As rivers ran freely in my sleep

I denied I was in pain
Letting my silence keep the peace  

The hunter would return and beat me down so I couldn’t breathe

chain me up by the neck, metal dangling at my feet

I was frozen in my predicament, I made a choice and I chose him

“What a silly maiden I thought to fall for someone on a whim”

I grew stronger in my chains,
I felt fire in my veins, 
I blew through the cage of shame as my spirit burst into flames

I no longer needed the hunter to give me everything I need

Whatever resources I was searching for, I had found them all in me

He was a trickster in disguise, the deception made me mad

In my rage I unleashed a power that I never knew I had

My back ached as I rose to step out of the darkness alone

I ran as fast as I could
To the only safety that I know

There she stood at the edge, holding a lantern aloft

I ran into her arms, my body broken as a cost

She held me so tight as her arms wrapped around me

I cried into her bosom “ I can’t believe you found me”

I was always searching for you, you could feel me deep inside

She lifted my head, looked into my eyes and I felt her energy in me rise

I could hear the hunter calling for me, but I was done with him this time 

I limped away from his forest to embrace a future that was mine