Giggling Idols
What of Phaeton, Hyperion, Icarus, the angel Lucifer?
Time has tarnished our memories
What of Persephone, Odin and Thor?
No man is left to hold their vigil
Mankind creates new gods as they are needed
Once they ruled supreme
"Every stone shall be cast down."
Jesus wasn't joking
"Every liverwurst sandwich shall be left uneaten."
Which deity commanded thus, only stones recall.
Isis rises. Her alter ego, Ishtar, stays in bed.
The plagues of Egypt have overtaken her.
What of Larry, Moe, Shemp and Harpo, Zeppo, Groucho?
Their day in the sun has passed, alas.
Yet still we worship at their altar (well, some of us do)
Make great sacrifices in their names
Though seldom is our obeisance acknowledged
Why do we keep calling?
I just got on the chatroom but all I saw were my own entries.
"Oh, how unlike the place from whence they fell!"
For they are the great communicators, ex post facto
They would hate to see this poem go on any longer.
| Contributors: | anon, Nym, Francine, Karin, tonedeaf, Ny, F, Nym (F-up 4 chat?). |
| Poem finished: | 20th July 2003. |