Friday, April 19, 2024

#NaPoWriMo 2024 day nineteen

Aργος Πανόπτης
 
All those eyes
always watching
and still you failed
to protect her
 
Turned into a heifer
by jealous Hera
or horny Zeus
 
The perfect guardian
Yet Hermes lulled you
with songs and stories

Now you sleep forever
 
That your eyes
were given to the peacock
is small comfort
 
Your vigilance a performance
 
At every ostentation or muster
your shame is manifest

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