Odysseus, Poseidon: the Final Confrontation Revised Twice

My friends all dead, Poseidon's gaze falls last Upon me, broken, clinging to a raft, He low’rs his fist, and shatters present, past And future… now a yards-long broken shaft Is all I have to save me from the sea, I choke and spit, and swim for shore -- ‘tis near -- Then find the Cyclops swimming after me… Though blind, he had pursued me; rage and fear Had made him stupid, and the splintered beam I grip, I thrust into his open maw “Poseidon! Next, he dies, or you redeem Me from the sea, and from dark Hades’ craw!*” Then falls a sudden calm… Cyclops is gone I swim to shore – ‘tis Ithaka, at dawn! _________________ *In the Greek legend, Polyphemus, the Cyclops, was said to be the Son of Poseidon _________________ 2/12/2019 Submitted for: Movie Magic Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Gregory R Barden Movie: 'The Odyssey', Character: Odysseus