Thursday, November 21, 2024

The Maenads (Updated from the Philadelphians)

 The god was not respected

in the place of his beginning

and they that knew him there said

"Show us your miracles!"

And after the manner of Heracles

the get of Zeus Pater rolled up

his sleeves, and 

instead of making like a tree that leaves?

No. He gets with the hero cycle

his wonders to perform. 

Which was outside of the norm 

So Pentheus who was not all that,

talked out of his hat being a cousin

and thought it cute to 

troll him, rolling the dozens. 

His mom being Dionysus' auntie.

The nephew of Agave (the Padrona of Tequila) and  

the son of Semele, a side piece who was burned, 

the godlet came from his father's janky leg

and didn't come to fuck with these 

fools. He brought his wine to

the thirsty women of a dry world,

and once whetted, the girls

took the entire town down. 

And that No-Pentheus, he was tore up, 

from the floor up. Butchered as if for the grill,

he got served while Dionysus sauntered 

in his furs, surrounded by jealous curs, 

and the Maenads flowered

by the grapes empowered. 

And that is the way of the world. 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

*golf clap*