The Prophet

[Quixilated]

P.S. This was never intended to be "about" mythology. If that's where it's stuck, I think I'll just shelve it and give it up as a fail.

Leanne, I hope you aren't serious about shelving it. I have read this so many times, and every time was different. Before you explained the references I read it several times and liked the images, even though I knew I was missing half of it. After you explained it (not your fault I needed it explained, it's been over a decade since I've thought about the Greeks) I read it several times more and love it even more. It's beautiful, thought provoking, and witty. It makes me feel like I'm inside someone's mind while they're dreaming and the characters are all jumbled together and flashing by, a little Alice in Wonderland but with Greeks as the players. And as I said before, even if it had no meaning at all, the jumble of words in this order are evocative and alluring. I just really need you to like it and keep it because it's wonderful. Sorry about the rant ... I get a bit protective of poems I like, even if they aren't mine.
--Quix