Page 40 of Styx

usually whispers,

began to scream.

My heart felt like

it would burst

from my chest

as I thrashed about.

It was true,

I could not die,

but imagine an eternity

imprisoned undersea

in this dark cave,

never to see the night sky

or stars ever again.

A Hand Touched My Shoulder

and I turned to see Styx.

Her bright yellow eyes met mine

as she floated easily beside me.

Of course,

as one of Oceanus’s children,

the water was her closest friend.

As she swam down to the crevice,

I felt my panic subside.

At least I was not alone here.

Styx pushed and pulled

at the rocks until finally

my foot was free.

My movements panicked as

I thrashed in my hurry to

escape from this near-prison

and broke through the water’s surface,