In a realm of gods and monsters, 

    A tragic tale unfolds,

Of fair maiden turned foul creature, 

    A curse that could not be controlled

Her beauty rivaled that of gods,

    Which no one could deny, 

For which she suffered the gaze of

    Poseidon’s lustful eye

Powerless against his desires,

    Blamed for the sea god’s sin,

Medusa bore Athena’s wrath,

    Cursed for his violation

Now banished from the realm of man,

    In solitude she roamed

A lost soul longing for a home

    In a world she bemoaned

Her once luscious tresses now snakes,

    An end to peaceful days,

Her once lovely blue eyes cursed with 

    A petrifying gaze

Strangers and lovers turned to stone

    In a heart-wrenching maze

Her wide-eyed innocence stolen

    By fate’s unyielding blaze

Perseus, hailed as a hero

    After she had been slain

He held her head like a trophy

    Forged from a woman’s pain

Oh, Medusa, how your tears fall,

    silent streams of sorrow

Your cries of agony unheard

    From dusk ‘till the morrow

Did they wonder about the heart 

    Behind the viper’s hiss?

Did they ever feel guilty of

    The pain they would dismiss?

Was it lonely on that island,

    Forced into solitude?

Afraid of your own reflection,

    Your mood always subdued?

Cursed and punished for your beauty,

    Slain for your lack thereof,

The villain in your own story

    Yet capable of love

So tell me about Medusa,

    Let the stories unfurl

They screamed and called her a monster, 

    But she was just a girl