Posted by Eduardo on March 14, 1999 at 12:22:33 {MWs6WNq0.c9YU}:
Who would challenge the gods,
Or question what is divine?
Prometheus, the fool who proved he cared,
Prometheus, the wise who stooped and shared,
A spark of truth with a darkened world,
A means to eat and temper the
cold,
Prometheus, bearer of the sacred fire,
Prometheus, called to a purpose higher,
Than himself or other Titan born
His virtuous flesh eternally torn,
Prometheus bound and bloodied kept transfixed,
Prometheus among us,
within our midst,
A society of Prometheans well intentioned,
Constantly stirring fresh contentions,
But Zeus is watching well to smote,
By mighty quake and thundering bolt,
All foes seeking reformation,
Daring to leave
their proper station,
And yet Truth be their admirable goal,
Prometheus too revealed his soul,
And staked his life upon this claim,
He thus lost his freedom but gained a name,
As a champion of enlightened duty,
Perhaps
therein lies the hidden beauty.
--Eduardo