To Live Forever

I twirl my fingers absentmindedly in the gorge of sand at my feet
The ripples of water illuminate with a metallic shine
Dancing and swaying
Above me, the sun burns through my wisping hair
The same sun that watched the rise and fall of empires
Scrutinized love and grief
Witnessed people drown and live
Emulated off the bronze throne of a mighty ruler
Scorched the bare feet of a lowly traveller
Gave warmth through the frosty nights
Laughed as people made bonfires
And crowns of flowers and brambles
Spoke german and slavic
Forever immortal
Always the same
I wish to be that way
I want people to bare my name on their tongues
Like a cumbersome omen
Ponder at my features
Squeal with delight when they see the same freckles decorating their daughters face
I want the bluebells to droop at my feet
And the roses to delay their blossoms as i wish
My name to echo through the wind
Statues and monuments
Adorned with saxe diamonds
And gowns coiled with streaks of silver and gold
I want more
I pray for everything
Ashamed of my frailty
And likeness to everyone else
Death won't see me that way
Gray and decayed
Swept off my feet
Poor and holy unspoken
I never learnt to read
And yet i still know of the pirates that stray with the horizon
The fireflies that burn through the night sky
And fairies hiding in the brush
I want to steal their ballads and make them my own
To find their gold and beauty and hoard it with cruelty
I hate the feeling of envy
It isn't fit for a girl like me
My parents used to call me their princess
So why do the people not bow at my feet?
They whisper as i walk by
But not of fealty and respect
But to point their fingers at the girl with mud in her hair
And scraps of torn cloth hanging from her body
I snarl at their faces
Hiss at their children
One day i will dig through my chest and rip out my covetousness
Throw it at them and laugh at the splattering blood
But no, i wasn't destined for dismay
The moment will come
My age of greatness will echo through the future,
And be immortalised with the past
No matter how long it takes
I will make them proud and brimming with awe
Or wide eyed with fright
Even if it takes a thousand years
Even if i have to live forever