Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Atlas will never move





Atlas was condemned 
after the Titans' War 
to carry the vault of heaven 
on his shoulders. 
Around his feet, 
beyond the western horizon 
his daughters, 
the Hesperides, 
play in the rosy glow 
of their apple orchard 
unaware of the incessant weight 
pressing down on their father. 
To them 
his gentle smile is true, 
his thoughts nothing but joy. 
In Hell, 
his brother Menoetius 
waits, 
hoping that soon 
Atlas will join him 
and escape his constant burden
But the sky mustn't fall,
especially on children 
Atlas will never move 

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