Gilgamesh

GILGAMESH . . . Story has it you used your power to run amuck Putting fear into the people, and brides in Unuk So the people of Unuk pray to the sky God Anu To sort out Gilgamesh, without any further ado Send us something to sort out that raging mutt Who just wants our brides and likes to kick butt Enters; poor, Enkidu, who was, a man of nature Created; by the Goddess Aruru, for their favour A man of innocence, who ate grass with gazelles That; itself should, have been, ringing your bells News of Enikdu; reached Gilgamesh, who swore What Eniku needed was no better than a whore To calm his beastly nature & make Enikdu a man Such a shame really; it’s here his downfall began Because once Enikdu laid his soul to this woman His pet gazelles; were no longer to him a coming Enikdu really had no choice but to leave for Uruk Where after, the rest of his life, became unstuck News; was out Gilgamesh wanted the next bride But: what Gilgamesh needed was some bromide Qualm his bad urge for other men’s, to be wives Enikdu; on hearing this his temper began to rise He sets off to challenge Gilgamesh bring to book A man; whose women’s virginity, so, rudely took Enikdu met Gilgamesh; at the bride's to be, door Fights with Gilgamesh, ‘til he could fight no more Gilgamesh; tosses him, liken, to a young bull calf With this Enikdu becomes Gilgamesh’s other half Part Two - Gilgamesh's Quest Gilgamesh had many visions, on his own destiny To overthrow the King of the cedar trees, legacy To place his name; in the hall of fame, then gain To knock Humbaba off his throne, he was a pain Humbaba was going to be no easy task for sure A huge brute of a man whom as knew the score But: Gilgamesh, and sidekick Enikdu, were ready Taking Gilgamesh sisters so as to act as bevvies Then just for good measure prayed to Shamash Who owned; the lands, of the cedar trees cache Weapons weighted they were hilted up to galore Entered into the cedar forest, via, the back door With; strength and wisdom; Humbaba was felled But; to tell his sad tale, Humbaba was compelled Gilgamesh; could not help, but; feel compassion Poor Humbaba; who had taken such a thrashing For reasons unknown; Enkidu decided to kill him Gilgamesh follows; without a thought, of bad Jin Shame Humbaba was a nice guy underneath it all Would be happy to serve Gilgamesh, as protocol As the cedars trees shook to hear of such death Enlil God of the mountains was more than bereft Curses both Gilgamesh and Enikdu as to their err Though Gilgamesh; and Enikdu not fully as aware Part Three - Gilgamesh Returns Home Gilgamesh; returns home, now so more the hero Ishtar: weird woman; sees him as Robert de Niro Requests his hand in marriage, but: alas, no avail Gilgamesh refuses her; then, went out on the ale Tut; there is nowt worse; than a woman scorned As poor Gilgamesh should have been forewarned Ishtar; flies up to heaven to give it, some groans Never such an insulting lad, to her Da she moans Give me the Bull of heaven; to teach him a lesson Against that Gilgamesh, it will be my best weapon Ishtar wish was granted, as off with the bull went And into the city Unuk the daft bull was then sent The daft bull in Uruk not half wreaked some havoc When it erred as on the side of being a bit savage Riles Enikdu into action; who as quickly has a plan Grabs the bull by the tail as he had a strong hand Gilgamesh as by its horns then stabs it in the nape The bull dies on account it had no means of escape Gigamesh; hands its heart, on a plate, to Shamash Tired from their endeavours; both decided to crash Enikdu awakens from a really bad dream not happy Everyone wants him dead, and as in pretty snappy Enikdu laments then curses the harlot as to no end As to, Enikdu; no real happiness, did she ever send But: then his curses he did revoke, as feared death Still, twelve days on Enikdu breathed his last breath Gilgamesh's Quest For Eternal Life . . . Gilgamesh lamented as only one's brother could do Grief-stricken, and for in his heart, a cold wind blew Enters on a journey; to find Utnapishtim, the father To everlasting life he now as wants to seek a lawyer The lawyer was a man-scorpion, riled fear in others Come Gilgamesh; for you are of such a Godbrother 12 miles of darkness; to travel, to get ones answer To rid yourself, from this Enikdu’s, lamented cancer Gilgamesh in his grief; says, he is up to the mission Then the man-scorpion lawyer gives him permission To enter the gates of Mashu; a range of mountains The land of the Gods; who lived, in their thousands Shamash; greeting Gilgamesh in somewhat, dismay For Gilgamesh; prayers to live forever is one of Nay’ Says seek Siduri, &, Utnapishtim son of Ubara Tutu Urshanabi the ferryman, you must as stick like glue Gilgamesh; meets Utnapishtim now wants the truth Who was nothing less; of a Noah, back in his youth Sets Gilgamesh a test, sleep not 6 days or 7 nights But; Gilgamesh, fell asleep on the first-night, alright Utnapishtim, sends him home, with a flea, in his ear But; not before departing with some advice so dear As to find a plant in deep waters, which restores life With that information, Gilgamesh, was, like, O’ right Finding a plant was one thing, but; losing it another Gilgamesh; as fell foul, to a wily serpent, O’ brother His quest up; traveling on with Urshanabi over-land Arrives, at the city Uruk feeling less than a man can Where he engraves the whole story onto clay rocks A poem, about life and death; and, how it all, sucks O’ yeah, poor old Gilgamesh died never to rise again But: ‘cause of his epic poem, forever he found fame The Sumerian epic; dates back as far as 4.500 years So; it is only fair that Gilgamesh, earns some cheers To have given us, such an epic poem we can all read Historians assure us; that we can more than agreed As from Gilgamesh; he has so much in which to lend Then, at last, my own flamin' epic of a poem can end Indiana Shaw . . . : /