//------------------------------// // 9. Raven Inkwell to Celestia // Story: A Poetry Anthology // by Shaslan //------------------------------// Oh Princess, are you out there? Princess, I can’t bear The feeling that you’re not with me A lonely worker with no queen bee. Oh Princess, won’t you help me? Princess, can’t you see That the walls are closing in from every side And I’m drowning in this rising tide. Oh Princess, won’t you come back home? Princess, I can’t be alone Princess, please don’t leave me Please please please don’t leave me I can’t — I’m just a secretary I can’t — I just — I need you with me —