questions

Questions

How would it be, to be Warlike Achilles
Swift and strong and tall, godlike,
Flirting between Earth and Heaven’s portal
Yet in the end, be still mortal

Or maybe Cunning Odysseus
Wise and witty, favored among the gods
Yet for home too long will I yearn
And too weary of war upon my return

Perhaps Great Ajax
Towering over my enemies
Slashing and smashing and causing strife
Yet losing honor means losing life

And Stalwart Diomedes
Without weakness and without hubris
Young and fierce and dignified
Yet whose bloodlust is never satisfied

What would I sacrifice for the ones I love
Would I give them stolen fire
Only myself to be chained
And delivered to the sky god’s ire?

How would I feel if I was Atlas
The burden of the entire world upon my shoulders
Would I crumble under the weight
How much of it would I be able take?

What would I do with strength like Heracles
Labors and deeds make me a hero
Witnesses of my works will applaud
And in death I will be risen as a god

If I had wings like Icarus,
How high would I fly
Would I glide between the sea and the sky
Or would my pride take me too high?

If I was Aeneas,
Would I choose my destiny over my love?
Would I be the cause of her endless grief
In order to claim my inheritance from above?

So is the life of the mortals
At one instance to be the most glorious of heroes
And the next struck in the heel by Apollo’s arrow
We pursue our destiny and leave our love behind
Hoping that love and fate are somehow intertwined
How must we live then, if none are spared from the grave?
Is there a special place in heaven for the strong and the brave?
What must we do
To have ourselves remembered in the heavens
To have our names in the sky engraven
Because wouldn’t it be fantastic
To have your tale remembered as a classic?