Prometheus Appeals to Zeus
Isn’t the eagle a little
Unnecessary?
I mean,
Maui did it too,
And no one gnaws
His liver.
You know as well as I do
That my gift is more a curse
Than anything.
So I gave them fire.
Yes, they can bake bread,
And that offends your
Sensibilities,
But they’ll burn their daughters
Too,
And soon, their smoking world
Will smother them.
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Apr 5 2009
Mythology! Oh how I adore it!
Apr 5 2009
mmm, what a delightfully optimistic sentiment...
Apr 9 2009
Nice, I always like poems addressing a deity. This especially is amusing, given the connotations that Prometheus knew that he was dooming humans with the curse of fire.
I'm unsure why "Too," is a line unto itself though. That seems pointless and makes for an odd flow.
Jan 14 2010
I like this one...its like how we were supposed to use sciences to better the world, but most of the scientists are using it to make better ways to kill people and nature.
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