On His Way To Hades

This hummingbird has forgotten himself
He has misplaced his natural instincts 
Flower to flower no longer serves 
His purpose his wings stand still as
He hovers about this particular rose 
She has become his fallen Goddess or
Rather his “to be fallen” did he take a 
Wrong turn the path to win this broken
Trophy seems all to familiar yet unlike any 
Other thorn bushes adorn its neck two shades  
Above darkness light her way she’ll trip 
Over her pain she just doesn’t know it yet 
Or maybe he lives oblivious to her trap
Me oh Venus before I’m able to fly away
I’ll return your pollen only to purloin your
Nectar once more while you feast on what’s
Left of my soul and I let you consume my 
Wings the pain comforts me it’s solace to a
Wounded hummingbird lost on his way  
To Hades
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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