Just an Echo (Pan’s rebuttal)

Aphrodite placed a spell on my wanton heart
and I found myself at the turn
blindsided by unrequited affections
for the nymph of Kithairon
it's true, I wanted to strip away her veil
I chased her into the deepened wood
but nymphs can be pixies too
turning tricks to a dance of desperation
I never touched her
nor tricked shepherd and flock to her harm
such tales told lie false
she was never shredded to pieces by anyone
she fell for a boy full of himself
go figure
she withered away on her own
pining for what she could never have
her body to dried flowers and dust
her voice to mock reverberations
within dark-walled dwellings
beneath vaults of thick foliage
in the midst of rocks now
she has no words
of her own anymore
she's just an echo
forever       more
she'll always be
just     an     echo