They weighed our hearts on sin alone A transformation that can never be undone Their soles will never again grace the waves The punishment borne by Callisto and her cub You took The light from the stars And soon The sun will follow Water would douse the fire In their hearts But the first fire is Flickering Tendrils of light from the Sky reach down Water to drown out the Hope they had Clouds swept in to make the Light recede Hurried off and kept at bay Scorned and betrayed by those in who They placed their trust A trust misplaced Amber eyes and claws Then the hunter Pierced a poison arrow Through the coat of fur and flesh They were scorned and left on their own Temet nosce, ursidae