Poem (2) - I Am Prometheus.

You take my hand and smile,

“Why don’t you stay awhile?”

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You smile and laugh while holding my hand,

Yet you really misunderstand.

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I do not belong here,

Why can’t you see it, my dear?

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These people are not mine,

They all sip from fancy flutes of wine,

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And they stare over the rim of their glasses,

Gaze scrutinizing, with the intent to harass.

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I do not belong here,

Why can’t you hear it, my dear?

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These people titter and giggle, preening behind imaginary fans,

Calculating eyes, whispered promises of unacted plans.

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They mock my clothes, my hair, my skin,

Saying “it’s too plain, such a sin.”

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I do not belong here,

Why can’t you feel it, my dear?

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The tension is thick enough to cut with a knife,

They are all hungering to ruin my life.

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Cameras flash, it hurts my eyes,

This party will be my reputation’s demise.

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I do not belong here,

But I guess you never cared, aren’t I right, my dear?

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You take my hand and smile,

“Why don’t you stay awhile?”

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But your smile is sharp and unkind,

I was always an afterthought, two steps behind.

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Your grip is bruising my wrist,

“Why don’t you let me go? No? If you insist.”

I smile politely, grasping your hand,

“Dear, don’t you understand?”

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“I don’t belong here,

But now it’s your time to fear.”

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The house is burning,

Nerves have my stomach churning.

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But I smile and play my part in this theatrical play.

It’s their downfall, their poisonous rot leading to their own decay.

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The house is on fire, ashes are falling,

Your time is calling.

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I belong here, amidst the fire and sulfuric ash,

Not among the finely-dressed people and their camera flash.

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I am Prometheus,

Well-versed in the language of fire, but you are only Theseus.

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Doomed to fall, betrayed by your own,

How does it feel to be alone?

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I belong amidst the ashes and fiery flame.

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A creature to behold, a monster of your creation and only yours to blame.

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