Sappho

Night has kept me captive,

While kin and kith rejoice,

Of nuptial ties,

Not made by the hand of Eros,

But woven with the thread of  Hephaestus,

I shall not be bound,

Punished for my desires,

Eyes wide open in darkness,

I see the flame within,

Fire coursing through me,

Pulsating,

Reverberating with each heartbeat,

I grow fearless,

As I watch the dawn devour the night,

Blazing its glory across the sky,

Unashamed,

Proud,

Forever kith and kin,

To the flame that burns within.