where calls the siren

shall I follow where calls the siren?
Odysseus was wise enough to have himself bound
that he might not, yet still hear the song.
I am not so clever.
and so my choice is whether to walk away, doubting words
that promise paradise, as they are born of mortals
and there are so many ways these things can
end badly, sadly, madly, or just
fade to jade, and promises made
become premises for contemplation.
or to find faith in pillow propositions
that are nothing until made bone and stone.
shall I follow where calls the siren?


William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.