On the Loss of Memory

Seduced away
from the most exquisite idea
in the universe,

needing to be strapped
to the mast
so as not to lose track
of the subject

and yet to survive
being subjected
to the most
seductive
of all voices

Odysseus,
renders himself
open to the songful plea
only to pass the night of longing
to eventually return
to the subject of all subjects

more important than life itself,
this while in service to his muse
the Thoughtful Goddess,
Athena, who protects the inventive,
the afflicted, the interrupted.

From what have those of her flock
been dissuaded from attending to?
The home and foundational message,
the pure memory of the reason for being.

What is this singular point of focus?
I cannot say, for Athena is my Patron,
and her charge is my survival
until such time as memory returns.

Tucked away in the sickened heart
lies the answers to all spiritual quests,
and when once again memory restores
then all broad thoughts are righted.

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