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O my love, O my love, O my love
O how I wish that we could stay forever
O my love, O my love, O my love
O how I wish we’d not untether

And she spoke, and she spoke with salt like
rivers on her face
“O Sappho dear, O Sappho dear, how wretched
is this time and place

Where I must leave, and you must stay, and we both age
and flowers wither
O Sappho dear, know that I leave, know that I leave
Against my will, against my will.”

And so you go, you go, you go, you go, and I
hope you know, you know, you know, you know
I loved you so, I loved you so, I loved you so.

And sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow
Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello
Old friend
It’s been a while.

But all I said, all I said, all I said, is
“Go, my dear, be free.”
Remember me, remember me and all the
love I had for thee…

And remember flowers in your hair
And the soft beds where we’d share
In all the joy of longing set free
Remember me, O, me.

And so you go, you go, you go, you go, and I
hope you know, you know, you know, you know
I loved you so, I loved you so, I loved you so.

And sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow
Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello
Old friend
It’s been a while.

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from Mad Heart: Sappho's Fragments in Song: Live at LitCrawl 2022, released January 18, 2023

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Cadence Chung Wellington, New Zealand

Cadence Chung is a poet, composer, musician, and student from Te-Whanganui-a-Tara. Her poetry has been published widely, with her debut chapbook 'anomalia' released in April 2022 with Tender Press. Her original musical 'In Blind Faith' debuted at BATS Theatre in August 2022, and she is currently studying Classical Voice at the New Zealand School of Music. ... more

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