New poem - Untitled

[Jacqueline D.]

This is Allen's post!

Wherefore art thou Helen?
Wherefore did Achaean ships set sail?
Sail to make grievous war
Sail with Achilles aboard
Aboard with his fell Myrmidons
Aboard a ship bound for Ilium
Ilium where great Priam reigned
Ilium where Paris, kidnapper, hid
Hid from the wrath of Menelaus
Hid from the armies of Agamemnon
Agamemnon King, who sacrificed a daughter
Agamemnon who offended Achilles
Achilles, son of Thetis
Achilles of the unarmored heel
Heeled by Patroclus, beloved companion
Heeled by his great anger
Anger at Agamemnon, prize stealer
Anger at the robber King
King of the Achaeans
King of the warriors
Warriors who served ten years
Warriors who died for pride
Pride goaded the Spartan King
Pride urged Menelaus on
Pride made him go to Agamemnon
Pride caused a horrid war
War against the Trojans
War for the return of a woman
Woman can be the fall of man
Woman also causes man to rise
Rise to be his very best
Rise to any occasion
Occasion caused the siege
Occasion to gather spoils
Spoils of war
Spoil the best of humanity
Humanity fell with Troy
Humanity soared with Homer
Homer, Storyteller, told the tale
Homer, blind Homer, saw more than any
Any of us who call for war
Any who would kill for hubris
Hubris will be the death of us
Hubris cripples our very souls
Souls that shine when peace conquers
Souls bright with love
Love . . .
Conquers . . .

[Jacqueline]

Beautiful Allen. This far outshines my roses are red poemtry.