A Complex Awakening

She lives a life unparallel
To what had been her dream
Bathed in golden aspirations
But in society unseen

Duty to her family
A perfect Southern Belle
But at what cost the belle doth ring
And duty takes its toll

A Leda of the present day
But before the beak could drop
Thrusting past, she fought her way
And found the means to cope

Freedom sings a stroke away
Poseidon’s wrath subsides
And thus she sinks beneath the waves
As tide begins to rise

Ignoring children’s longing cries
And reaching hands of brethren
The River Styx does pull her down
Or is it God of Heaven?