Athena

 Athena's Love 

My heart soared when I heard her name 

My metal wings flew in search of fame 

I reached for her through skies and lore

Her love aflame at my very core

Metal wings faltered under her gaze,

Guiding me through celestial maze.

Her wisdom, a beacon, her grace, a lure,

In her embrace, my flight insecure

But like Icarus, in eager chase,  

Towards her arms, her celestial grace.

My mortal's heart with a goddess' light,  

My fall ordained, in my final flight.

Athena's love, a pilot's dire fate,

My wings faltered, could not rotate 

The skies were cruel, fate unblessed 

Athena's love, my eternal quest.

In seeking her, I soared too high,  

A mortal's love, a goddess' sky.

My fall not hubris, but love's decree,

Her love brought me to my knees

Her owl released, her blazing spear 

Pierced my heart, pain did sear 

My heart shattered, into a thousand stars 

To adorn the sky, shine from afar 

Her myth entwined in my flight's last call,  

Athena's love, my eternal fall.

Maxwell O’Reilly