Gilgamesh
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"It's a long one" . . . : /
Story has it you used your power to run amuck
Putting fear into the people, and brides in Uruk
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 in itself should have been ringing your bells
News of Enikdu; reached Gilgamesh who swore
What Enikdu needed, is 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 became, Gilgamesh’s other half
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 catch
Weapons weighted; they’re hilted, up to galore
Entering into the cedar forest, via its 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 Jinn
Pity as Humbaba was a nice guy underneath it all
More than happy to serve Gilgamesh, as protocol
As the cedars trees shook on hearing of his 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
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 as flies up to heaven to give it some groans
Never such an insulting lad, to her Dad 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, so off with the bull went
And into the city Uruk the daft bull was then sent
That bull in Uruk, it 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
Gilgamesh; hands its heart on a plate to Shamash
Tired from their endeavours both decided to crash
Enikdu awakens from a very 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
Yet twelve days on, Enikdu breathed his last breath
Gilgamesh lamented as only ones 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 God brother
With 12 miles of darkness travel to get ones answer
And, rid yourself from this Enikdu’s lamented cancer
Gilgamesh in his grief says he was up to the mission
When the man-scorpion lawyer, as gives permission
To enter the gates of Mashu; a range of mountains
In the land of the Gods, who live 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 stick to like glue
Gilgamesh; meets Utnapishtim now wants the truth
Whom was nothing less of a Noah, back in his youth
Sets Gilgamesh a test no sleep for 6 days or 7 nights
But Gilgamesh; falls 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
Gilgamesh continued to live on ‘til his life was spent
Where his godly like soul, was on up to heaven sent
Then his whole life story is engraved onto clay rocks
A story about his 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
This Sumerian epic dated back from the early 21st BC
So it’s only fair that Gilgamesh claimed fame you see
As to have given us such an epic poem, we can read
Historians amongst us assure which we can all agree
As from Gilgamesh he had so much in which to lend
Then at last, my own flamin' epic of a poem can end
Copyright © Indiana Shaw | Year Posted 2020
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