Today’s prompt was to write about the Narcissus myth, but since I already did that on my own, I decided to take a different approach and write about Echo, the nymph who loved him but couldn’t speak other than to repeat his words.
ECHO
Hello?
hello
Can I see you?
I see you
Are you trying to say something?
say something
I am!
I am
Wait–who is that in the water?
in the water
You’re so beautiful.
beautiful
I could just climb in
climb in
like wrapping myself in a wish
wish
If only I could be
I could be
steeped in your eyes, so much more
more
beautiful than the words
than words
my humble mouth could say to you.
to you
Issa M. Lewis 