Page 46 of Styx

‘Patience! Have I lied to you yet

or led you astray?’

Styx retorted, ‘There is

a first time for everything.’

I stopped suddenly when I saw it,

the way the golden sands in front of

Styx’s home finally gave way

to white sands in front of mine,

the sun catching the crimson flowers

and the violet beyond,

my most precious secret.

I took Styx’s hand.

‘We are here,’ I said.

Styx Picked One of the Red Flowers

and looked at it carefully.

Then she turned to me and asked,

‘I assume that these are your creations?

What called to you to create them?’

I nodded. ‘It was almost like

the prophecy voices I hear,

but different. It felt like a dream

but it was not, it was…’

But Styx was already walking

toward the violet flowers

beyond my crimson creations.

She paused there for a long time.

Her face was torn between

wonder and thoughtfulness.

‘Do you remember

what happened to Ouranos?’