In the realm where shadows dwell, a tale of love begins to swell,
A maiden fair, a mother's care, a cage of love, a yearning there.
Persephone, her heart aflame, yearns for freedom, breaks the chain.
From the earth, a carriage grand, led by stallions, dark and grand,
Hades steps forth, extends his hand, invites her to his shadowed land.
Fear gives way to curiosity, she nods her head, accepts his plea.
In the kingdom of the night, she finds a love that feels so right,
Six months pass in pure delight, her heart with Hades takes its flight.
She tries to lure him to her side, but he remains a dignified guide.
A proposal made, a father's rage, a love story on life's stage,
Persephone hears the heated exchange, fears she'll be locked in her mother's cage.
But her heart knows where it belongs, with Hades, where her love is strong.
Defying Zeus, she makes her stand, eats the seeds from her own hand,
Declares her love for Hades' land, "I am Persephone," her voice grand.
Zeus concedes, the truth concealed, a villain's role for Hades sealed.
Years pass by, their love endures, two children born, their bond secures,
Zagreus and Melinoë, their love for them pure and sure.
In each other's arms, they find their home, in the Underworld, where shadows roam.
But tragedy strikes, the Titans' wrath, Zagreus in their destructive path,
Persephone weeps, Hades' wrath, Melinoë descends into madness' bath.
Their son is gone, their hearts are torn, in the Underworld, a grief is born.
Zeus, moved by his daughter's pain, retrieves Zagreus' heart, not in vain,
Reincarnates him in Semele's womb, Dionysus from the ashes bloom.
A dual god, memories twine, a testament to love divine.
In the cycle of love and loss, they find strength in the chaos,
Persephone, Hades, their love emboss, in the Underworld, they are the boss.
Their tale of love, a beacon bright, in the realm of eternal night.
Epilogue sings in verses sweet, of love that knows no defeat,
In the halls of the Underworld, where shadows and light meet,
Hades, Persephone, Melinoë, Dionysus, their tale complete.
A tale of love, of loss, of life, of a husband, a wife,
Of a daughter, a son, of a strife, of an enduring love rife.
In their love, they find their freedom, in the Underworld, their kingdom.