Eng teacher told the class to write a response poem to "Calypso" by Suzanne Vega. Odysseus is the speaker.
Fair Calypso, it is true that you are the most beautiful of all.
You are untouched by old age and time.
You are a goddess, an immortal being,
Far more superior than any mortal.
There is no doubt you shine brighter than any human.
However my heart is not mine to give to anyone.
It has been in the possession of my quiet Penelope for more than two decades,
where it will remain for eternity.
True, her beauty is but a shadow compared to yours.
One day, her dark hair will turn white,
and wrinkles will don her face.
However I am hers,
Just as she is mine.
I am but a shell without her.
I promise you, fair Calypso,
I will never not forget you,
And the seven years we spent together.
If nothing else, that time was certainly memorable.
However, I must go.
I must return home.
Farewell, fair Calypso.