Saturday, September 03, 2011

Artemis & I

I entered the following poem in a Greek Gods poetry contest.  The particular goddess they wanted wrote about was Artemis so I gave it a shot.



Looking back I realize you were Artemis
Obsessed with wild animals, the hunt and moon.
A lonely river god could never tame
Or see past your disguise.

Actaeon had suffered for a glance as I,
Orion and the rest would fall,
Seeking to undo a fabled chastity
Beyond the limits of your love.

Your jealous wrath had struck me dumb
Cut out my tongue, reduced a
Once proud stream to tears
And dammed the flow.

4 comments:

  1. "reduced a
    Once proud stream to tears
    And dammed the flow."

    Cleverness!

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  2. This is awesome, Ben. You should definitely win first place. (Your intro line cracked me up...thanks for the laugh). xo

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  3. You're welcome. I don't know about first place though. I'd be happy with an honorable mention :)

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You've found your way inside my head and now there's no way out!