Eddie Roa - Fallen Gods

Hey! I saw you
I told the breeze as he swooped
And lifted a lady’s skirt
With no one seeing us
But dust and a few scattering leaves
And a hobo amused at such a sport
And with a hiss the breeze
Timorously said, shh…shh

So, Zephyr back off!
You gods have lost your right
To bedevil mortal maidens
Prometheus had lost his fire
Achilles had athlete’s feet
Hercules went limp…aww!
Bacchus just another sot
And Zeus’ thunder went pfft!

The bra burning, hairy, tree huggers are past
Still the quest is to be as equal if not more
Battered, bypassed, patronized, even ignored
The Human Rights commissioner’s
Gavel struck hard at the shameful folly
These Olympians were once amused
The then dreaded divine elite, now
Meek as vestal virgins in the hearth

Eddie Roa

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