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Champions
"The great universal family of men is a utopia worthy of the most mediocre logic." --Comte de Lautreamont
Before Prometheus bequeathed
The gift of fire on all mankind
And Zeus’s eagle came to feast
Upon our champion, confined—
The gods of old would torment us
Until the spark of science, gained;
The crime of old Prometheus?
All mankind’s future he ordained!
He brought us science, to command
Our own utopia, to build
Then, he was pardoned by a man
And Zeus’s will went unfulfilled!
Olympus glares in helpless rage
While mankind reaps the knowledge won
With which we built this modern age
Now free to live and free to love
Before Prometheus bequeathed
The gift of fire on all mankind
And Zeus’s eagle came to feast
Upon our champion, confined—
The gods of old would torment us
Until the spark of science, gained;
The crime of old Prometheus?
All mankind’s future he ordained!
He brought us science, to command
Our own utopia, to build
Then, he was pardoned by a man
And Zeus’s will went unfulfilled!
Olympus glares in helpless rage
While mankind reaps the knowledge won
With which we built this modern age
Now free to live and free to love
Published 25th May 2019
| Edited 25th Jul 2020
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25th May 2019 9:23pm
Loved it.
Was it inspired by the movie Prometheus?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119956/
Was it inspired by the movie Prometheus?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119956/
26th May 2019 1:40am
No, I was unaware of the movie. I am intrigued and
will check it out. Thank you!
will check it out. Thank you!
26th May 2019 3:28am
After you watch it, tell me what you think.
Then I'll tell you what I thought.
Then I'll tell you what I thought.
20th Jan 2020 00:34am
26th May 2019 10:07am
