Odysseus
When I first glimpsed him
I thought he was savage
The next time I laid eyes on him
I thought he was a god
Then he spoke
And I fell upon his every word
So well put and balanced
That man
That cunning, wily man
He won me over
Winning my heart and my soul
I wanted to be his
I wanted him to be mine
And I desired to make it my time
So I tried to get him to stay
Stay here and just be
But all he did was go
Go far away from me
He flattered me
But didn't think to court,
He called me beautiful
But still he wanted more
He wanted his wife
But more than that his home
He wanted to see his son
But even more his land
All that he wanted was in his homeland
Nothing he wanted was here
He wanted not me
He did not want the throne
He wanted nothing more
But all that was his home
So on, on he went
Far, far away
To his home he makes in Ithaca
Never a thought to stay
Never once did he look back
He just continued on
On to Ithaca and his home
So there went the great warrior
That had won my heart
He not only left Phaeacia
But he also left me
And now that he is no longer here
The one I love is gone
But if he is happy
Then I'll let him be
And because he has departed
There is nothing now I fear
For losing a love
Is losing someone dear
12/06/00
A/N: This is a poem I just found that I had written when I was 13. It's from Nausicca's point of view and feelings about Odysseus leaving her.