Orpheus did go to hade’s hell
to find his beloved Eurydice
and sang the dead back to life
until he walked out again free
with less than he had before
and a heart heavy as iron ore
but still he’d go back for more
if given the choice to do so
despite the pain of endless loss;
this is the curse of a blazing love
that it shall burn you alive
that it shall forever drive
a burdensome passion.