Beautiful Lines #1: Mythology by Caitlyn Siehl

She holds her hair up with only two chopsticks and a bobby pin.


Think Atlas. Think shoulders.


When your sadness starts to feast,
she carries the light down from the
mountain and hands it to you,

tells you to set it on fire.

Think Prometheus. Think savior.


On Sunday, she steps out of the shower and you don’t think you’ve ever seen anything more beautiful than the way she walks towards you with a towel on her head, water clinging to her like there is 
nowhere else it would rather be.

Think Aphrodite. Think sea foam.


You love her like mythology.

You love her like the impossible stories of Gods and monsters.


When she sings, think fairies.

Think mermaids. Think hymns.


She is the face of the river that
 Narcissus fell in love with, 
confusing hers for his own.


She is Medusa’s fury,
 Athena’s strength, 
Achelois’ healing.


You are kissing her in a crowded 
restaurant and it feels like praying.

You are watching her instead of the
meteor shower
 and you don’t even notice.

Meant to be, for the best.

We tend to hold on to some relationships in life, just in the hope that they can be mended, and will get better some day. Some. Day. But, what we fail to realize is that in the process, we are left feeling drained. Feeling drained in trying to hold on. This leaves us with little room to tend to relationships and things that actually matter.

As a person, I have always looked for security. The fear of my life changing, the fear of people going away, the fear of not being happy, being my worst nightmares always. So, I always end up trying to control, and have everything my way.

That's the case with most of us. But sometimes, life plays its twists and turns, making us feel helpless. These are the times when it's OK to release control, sit on the backseat and watch. And appreciate words like 'destiny' and 'karma'. And it's just best to accept what comes our way.

So here's to the realization that life has it's way of putting across whatever is meant to be. And trust me, it is always, ALWAYS, for the best.

Happy weekend friends!

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