Troy’s demise
(A Tale of Helen & Paris)
Part One
Paris Prince of Troy
Wooed
Helen—
Goddess
of the Spartan King
Menelaus—
With
an eye of deceit
And
devilish air
Paris
and Menelaus, like to like.
Paris
the younger,
Young
and famous
Helen
lovely, lonely and ripe
Knew
more than she would teach—
One
was married, the other
Wanted
a wife!
Lustful
Helen, and lustful Paris
Knew
little each from each,
Cared
little for those they deceived—
They
were the brightest stars
In
the blackest sea!
Who
brought to Troy:
War,
hatred and misery.
And
once in Troy, she wore the
Golden
crown—
As
Agamemnon vowed
To
crush proud Troy
To
the dirt and ground…
And
the cup of hate was filled
To
the brim, and 1000-ships sailed
Into
the Mediterranean winds
From
Argos Bay!
And
what was the cause of the war?
For
many had asked!
The
vanity of Agamemnon—
The
spoils of Trojan towns.
King
Prim’s pride—
His,
unrighteous children.
Everything
a pretext,
For
a righteous War.
No
love among men of this kind!
Just
ruin, rain and death.
And
for those left at home
Pain
of mind, little food and little wine.
Women,
children, old men
Left
to toil the soil, forge weapons.
Part Two
Paris killed, guarding the Skaian Gate.
And
now after so much death,
Men
and kings sought peace…
But
Prince Deiphobus, said ‘No’
Come
what may (Paris’ brother)
He
loved Helen too—
Like
a fly caught in a spider’s web.
And
so proud, Troy fell
Sacked
and burnt, her temples ploughed.
Down
came the glory and the proud!
No
more than ashes, cinders, dark smoke:
Thorns—and
blunt swords…
It
was for King Agamemnon, a triumph,
In
the 10th year of battle:
Hektor
dead, Prims son; Achilles dead,
Prince
of the warriors…
Part Three
Fury,
fangs and evil leaped from the hearts
Of
these madmen… from end to end!
With
all the hounds of hell, they sought
After
those who escaped, their shrieking
Untimely
death…
Vengeance
will not bring back
Hektor,
Paris or Achilles— but the devil
Wanted
his due…!
As
Odysseus sailed off for home,
As
Apollo’s temple had been profaned.
And
Agamemnon, — sailed too!
No:
4328 (4-30-2014)
