‘Thank you, Hermes.’
I never thought that
I would thank an Olympian
but I would have never
found this lake without him.
Hermes lifted his fist as a gesture
of good will and with
kindness in his voice
spoke gently,
‘Go with grace, Cousin.’
It was true we came from the same family,
but how different our paths.
And yet he had been kind to me
so I nodded and smiled at him.
I took a deep breath, my whole body
steeling itself that this was the point of no return.
I thought of my parents and their courage.
And then, I turned to the edge
and jumped.
A Fall
The shock of icy waters
hit my body first.
Warmed by the Elysian sun,
I had forgotten cold
almost entirely
until this moment.
And when I opened my eyes,
all I could see was darkness
like a night with no stars
and no glowing moon.
