Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled [sic] far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy!. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted; moreover he suffered much by sea while trying to save his own life and bring his men safely home; but do what he might he could not save his men, for they perished through their own sheer folly in eating the cattle of the Sun-god Hyperion; so the god prevented them from ever reaching home!. Tell me, too, about all these things, O daughter of Jove, from whatsoever source you may know them!. Odyssey, Homer circa 800 B!.C!.
"At sea once more we had to pass the Sirens, whose sweet singing lures sailors to their doom!. I had stopped up the ears of my crew with wax, and I alone listened while lashed to the mast, powerless to steer toward shipwreck!. Odyssey, Book XII
and how can I thank you
you showed me i'm wrong
you stood up for what’s right
and withstood my frown
you nestled your nose
up next to my ear
and sang me so sweet
that i couldn't hear
you raised up a bunch
of our convicts as kids
gave bread to the homeless
was it something i did!?
to join Achlys Adicia
unknowing my fate
to enter your world
now the hour is late
you were terror before terror
and when coming of age
they could not contain you
there’s no kind of cage
and you had your plans
don’t let life get to you
you got to life first
you made yourself true
then you came up to me
and spit in my eye
i turned to the onslaught
what is this!? why!?
then your mouth covered mine
you rattled my teeth
you tore off my collar
i was hung up like beef
and just when i thought
that i knew you so well
you changed all the rules
so that i couldn’t' tell
and all this is fine
but how did you know
how i craved for your sweet soul
but needed your show!?Www@QuestionHome@Com