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A God’s Trial
Pounded by waves, the longboat
pitches and rolls in the cold, angry sea;
surging swells as tall as the vessel is long
batter it non-stop,
The lone oarsman, abandoned by
his fellow sailors, holds on
(futilely?)
for dear life while struggling with
sail and rudder, battling desperately
to keep the dragonhead straight and upright
while Poseidon gives no quarter.
pitches and rolls in the cold, angry sea;
surging swells as tall as the vessel is long
batter it non-stop,
The lone oarsman, abandoned by
his fellow sailors, holds on
(futilely?)
for dear life while struggling with
sail and rudder, battling desperately
to keep the dragonhead straight and upright
while Poseidon gives no quarter.
Published 29th Jan 2023
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25th Feb 2023 9:22pm
That was delicious shit. It reads Odyssean. The lone hero besieged by gods.
Succinct and well paced.
Succinct and well paced.
25th Feb 2023 9:44pm
Hahahaha. Thank you very much. It's how I feel sometimes after a day out in the world.
25th Feb 2023 9:48pm
Right?! The fuck is up with the world being a total dickturd all the damn time?
Be well
Be well
