Lolita The Apple Witch

Lolita The Apple Witch
© Surazeus
2024 10 22

Without the boat of laughter made from bones 
of angels fallen from the burning stars 
I could not safely sail torrential floods 
dumped by the hurricane on pine-cloaked hills 
where Lolita hides in the mountain cave 
as she transforms into the apple witch. 

The iron crown with fractured amethyst, 
that Persephone gives her as she leaves, 
lies heavy on her head with ache of power 
as Lolita bakes apple pies in Hades, 
so she calls out to Icarus the Free 
who grins and waves, but gambols on his way. 

Setting platters of fresh-backed apple pies 
on windowsill in palace of Domitian, 
Lolita sprinkles cinnamon and cloves, 
then places freshly-plucked mint leaves on each, 
and smiles with joy as she attends sweet song 
of a Hermit Thrush on the breeze-swayed limb. 

Startled by sudden gust of freezing air 
that makes her spine shiver with frantic fear, 
Lolita turns in time to see Perun 
punch Janus in the face with iron fist, 
but just before she screams he grips her throat 
and shoves her backward on her feather bed. 

Paralyzed by horror from his attack, 
Lolita gasps for breath to spark her heart 
with urgent courage to resist his lust 
as he tears her dress and bites at her neck, 
so she wills dagger, Minerva gave her 
as birthday gift, to fly into her hand. 

Snarling in rage, Perun knocks blade away, 
then slaps her face as he aims to thrust deep, 
but storm demon seems to freeze as strong force 
drags him away and slams him at the wall, 
then shocked Lolita exults with relief 
when she sees Peter Pan in flash of light. 

Laughing with joy on Mount Parnassus peak, 
Lolita claps when clever Peter Pan 
hurls Perun far like blazing meteor 
that streaks so bright the whole world gasps in awe, 
then wraps her arms around his tree-strong neck 
as they fly down to her river-vale home. 

After apple pie and hot chocolate 
in tholos temple among blooming flowers, 
Lolita and Peter Pan sail small boat 
downriver to the lake in twilight glow 
where he strums tunes on lyre of Mercury 
and she sings lullabies with haunting voice.