And which Greek hero am I trying to be this time?
Oddysseus, Achilles, Prometheus --
the one who tried to do the impossible.
Oedipus, perhaps, defying fate:
I thought I could build
a painless relationship - if only
I was careful enough. Such pride, such
naivete. Funny thing is,
I think you bought into it. Even now,
I think you still believe.

Hubris, I suppose.

Which would be worse--
to hope but never have,
or to have and never hope?
You stayed in the shadows, unreal
unknown, untouched.
I stripped soul-naked before you
and danced. I dreamed for you,
you turned, so gracefully, so
tastefully, and glided away.
I have no dances left. Don't ask me.