Thursday, August 1, 2013

Mars Staring

 "Many of us who have our homes on Olympus endure things from men, when ourselves we inflict hard pain on each other". Homer, Iliad 5.385

He watches all of his children fight
But not as children will do, as in war
We admire him, his power and strength
But his way shouldn't be thought right
His path is well worn, to our horror
For it is littered with bodies and blood
The souls consigned to ever lasting night

"Most hateful to me are you of all gods on Olympus, for ever is strife dear to you and wars and fightings." Homer, Iliad 5.890