Listen to these sirens sing, see how beautiful they are –
from afar, their chanting quickens my pulse + my
body aches with desire – but beware of this fire
that consumes mortal men, traps them,
sends them to the bottom of stormy seas,
lungs filled with saltwater ‘till life is no more –
sure, you’d like to see these maidens up close,
see their golden skin glow – if only I could
rip off these ropes! I hope their insanely sweet songs
don’t drive my mind to an oblivion from which
I shall never return – how I burn to see them,
to free them! But wouldn’t their voices unleash
destruction upon the masses?
(Photo from theoi.com)
