The Bird and the Maiden

A slave to my emotions I plead with you to speak to me, to grace me with your soothing voice and caring words. Yet none come. Not the calming words i seek nor a loving gesture; why am i not good enough to evoke emotion anymore? Am I this thing to be abhored? You sit so high above me; can i not reach you?1

What have i done i want to scream at you, what have i done to deserve such apathy, such uncaring, such coldness. Have I wronged you in doing everything you ask?2

"You have done nothing", says the little birds in my ear, "come with me. Come with me and I'll show you what it's like to be loved."3

I shake my head. "I know love", I say pointing to the person so high above me, "here is love, here is passion."4

"No", says the little bird, "he flies so high above you; but really it's you who are better. Come with me and I'll show you what it's like to be loved."5

"I am not better", my voice squeaks, "Speak not of it, for it will make him come down and he will devour you whole"6

"Then he shall not know", says the bird caressing my face, "For i will show you love and you will be happy."7

I look so high above me, where he flies refusing to come down.8

"there is my love" I say pointing, "He will one day come down and make me his queen. Here I wait."9

The bird shakes his head gently.10

"He will always fly above you, never by your side, come with me and there will be love."11

"Please speak not of it, for he will devour you and then i'll be alone once more" I plead with the bird, "Please do not leave me alone"12

"Never" says the bird "I am here by your side, will you not come with me so that i may show you love?"13

"No my friend" I say tearful "I await my love, for one day I shall be his queen"14

"You are already so much better than he, so you cannot fly as high above the world; but you would not even if you could. You live amoungst us so that you may help, you're so much better than he who flies so high." The bird whispers.15

"No, i've done something wrong, that is why he flies so high. He is so far above me, he is so perfect. But one day this purgatory will be over, I will be redeemed and he will come to make me his queen."16

"You are so lovely; it is he that is in purgatory, flying so high as to miss you", the bird boldy states staring at he who is above us,"It is he who is wrong, ignoring one so fair as thee. You are so much better than he who is flying above us, please come with me so that I may show you love."17

"No" I say softly "I don't think i will, I'm sorry but one day he will come down and I will be his queen. I will be here waiting as i always have."18

And so the little bird hopped off, only comeing back everyonce in a while to ask the maiden to come with him. Everytime the answer was the same; more birds came and tried to coax me from my perch but still as granite I sit waiting to be his queen....