Children of Pandora
By: RL Stevenson
Children of Pandora
You approached soft-footed.
Skulking about, parading as a wet nurse,
You dandled me on your knees.
I nursed from your breasts.
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The time has come to let you go -
To rid myself of the fallacy that is YOU.
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Are you proud?
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You have captivated the weak.
While your floundering goes unabated,
Flaunting and parlaying,
all the while, trafficking
your sons and daughters.
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Atë has played the fool.
She was ingeniously demure,
Knowing she had been conning
all along.
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Dolos, how shall I contend with you?
You have engorged humanity with
the milk of infamy.
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The thoughts of the earth are destitute.
They have become like wandering beasts.
We have gobbled the bread of death.
We are malnourished;
enervated because of derision.
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Your lies have encroached on
the boundaries of sanity.
From you, we have
increased the spirit of mendacity.
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I am somewhere near my prime,
You are from time immemorial,
I cannot cut you off at the pass.
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Perhaps, while I am still here,
Beating the wind, but stirring nothing,
Reaching for the air that I breathe,
I just may tip the scales.
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In the meantime,
integrity weighs in the balance.
As I go, kicking against your verbosity,
I cry out to Ra; to Amen,
to show me the secrets of the day,
to reveal to me the matters of darkness.
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You are just as constant as the Word itself.
Your radiance is a billowing petal
in the Halls of Amenty.
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Nu, Ptah, Djehuty, Ma’at,
Be my pillars, my guides,
The wisdom that is from old.
Be patient, wait for me, resuscitate my soul.
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Beware, children of Pandora,
Your time will come…
Your days are numbered.
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This is very good! Nice work!
Such a beautiful and lovely poem! So wonderful!
Beautiful poem!!🥰