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