The Siren's Call by Ananya Thakur
The sirens lulled me in
I moved closer to the sea
A quiet dreamy state
Slowly enveloping me.
My heart and soul
Were long lost
To the siren
Promising me love.
A better place she promised
A nicer place to be
A world so kind
An alternate reality.
I asked myself
Could she be trusted
As she stood there
Weaving another fantasy.
Then I laughed so dry
It hurt my soul
Who was I to judge?
She was telling me to stay
In a world of letting go.
Ananya Thakur is a poet from India who has lived in the Middle East her whole life. Her poems have been published in various online journals. She is a poetry editor for the youth lit magazine Uplift and is currently co-authoring a book which she hopes to publish soon.