Fallen Gods Poem by Eddie Roa
Fallen Gods
Hey! I saw you
I told the breeze as he swooped
And lifted a lady’s skirt
With no one seeing us
But dust and a few scattering leaves
And a hobo amused at such a sport
And with a hiss the breeze
Timorously said, shh…shh
So, Zephyr back off!
You gods have lost your right
To bedevil mortal maidens
Prometheus had lost his fire
Achilles had athlete’s feet
Hercules went limp…aww!
Bacchus just another sot
And Zeus’ thunder went pfft!
The bra burning, hairy, tree huggers are past
Still the quest is to be as equal if not more
Battered, bypassed, patronized, even ignored
The Human Rights commissioner’s
Gavel struck hard at the shameful folly
These Olympians were once amused
The then dreaded divine elite, now
Meek as vestal virgins in the hearth
Ted, They will have to make me an honorary woman to make the appointment unassailable. Naah, I would have problems with my wife, daughter, son and ther rest of the macho members of the clan. By the way, would you know the compensation for the presidency of NOW? I guess being honorary it will just be an honoraria.
I think that you should run for president of the National Organization of Women. If they won't allow it then sue them for discrimination because you sure defend their rights with this one. Thanks
Well Eddie, I don't think that the poem is hilarious or just written for fun. Its highly meaningful and tells the story of the women humiliated by the elite Gods and then come the human right commissions and violations, the mythical characters of today's modern world. Great use of imagery in first stanza, mythology in second and modern sensibility in last stanza but the poem still remains homogeneous. This is an artful write indeed..........10/10. Regards Naseer
Funny poem-good sense of humor-I wonder WHAT the GODS would say? ...hmmm a ten from me....
cute.. and made me smile Krista
Great poem with a hint or sprinkle of humor, filling in at all the right places, in the recipe of poetry. God bless poets, all-MJG.
A humerous yet sobering pluralistic theology.Thanks for sharing.
I enjoyed reading this poem. It is well written and with a funny side lighter to read, but their is a truth to it which makes it even more worth reading.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 4:11:07 AM # 1.0.0
I enjoyed how you included the old gods, and added a bit of humor. I also liked the vocabulary used in this poem. This was a refreshing poem, well done.