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Double
He met himself inside Hell's Gate.The face
was older, sadder. 'You will die for this'.
The other said, 'and die without a kiss.
Your fame will live, but there won't be a trace

of any of your work. You'll be a word
for not trusting enough in simple love,
for over-reaching, aiming far above
what you can do. And be seen as absurd

in farces, and in tragedies just sad.'
Orpheus said,' I've come too far to fail
whatever happens. We will be a tale
forever. If that's all we are, too bad.

Love never lasts but tales of love live long.
I'll get her back. But if not, become song.'

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Friends

He found her dressing Proserpina's hair.
Eurydice was always at her ease
and made friends easily, knew how to please.
He coughed, She looked around and saw him there

and smiled, but did not speak. The Queen of Hell
smiled too. He might have guessed that they'd make friends,
both chased, both dragged here. Shared pain often lends
The sameness fact does not. He would not tell

them this. It would not help. But Proserpine
could visit Life and shop. Eurydice
would be in Hell or come back to the day
of Life for good. He feared her friend the Queen

might resent this, or simply want to keep
her new best toy dreaming in Death's long sleep