I enjoyed the images you put forth in this piece and the metaphor of the Styx, keeping with your mythological trademark. I related this piece to the act of letting go of a desire or dream and how the act of letting go kind of saves you. Because holding on too long could take you through hell. It's a really refreshing way of looking at something that most people would take as a negative, which it may, in fact, be but it's not one that will ruin you. Thank you for sharing this. It's not often that ones gains an entirely new perspective on one's self.
There are plenty of pieces speaking of the desirability of letting go. Especially in eastern thought, speaking of "letting go of worldly desires and earthly attachments," though that's not quite the capitalist mindset most of us are raised in, is it? And then again, in our culture, I guess we could encounter it among narratives of overcoming addictions.
Here is another take to consider (not saying whether this is the intended one, but I like mythical reads on things) - what if you need to go to the underworld to lose a bit of yourself? To prove by trial that you are worthy of the feat?
What if you need to go to the underworld to lose a part of yourself, because afterwards, you must be reborn, without said part?
And I'm glad you liked the piece and the imagery, Moe. I appreciate the comment. It's interesting, but I don't set out to use the mythical imagery, it is just the way the poems come out.
As for the "new perspective," I guess it was something you thought of, but needed help releasing, because what you get out of writing is very much dependent on what you bring into it.