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Hate Must Be Stopped

...It is irrelevant what you say or feel 
The power to prohibit love is real
It’s irrefutable that prejudice lives
Human programing is what it is
Though irrational when reason gives
It’s logic prom...

Categories: epimetheus, anger, hate,
Form: Rhyme

In It, I Saw Prometheus Chained and Bound

...In It,  I Saw Prometheus Chained And Bound


I was reading Salinger's, "Catcher In The Rye" 
A follow up from Leo Tolsty's,  "War and Peace"
I heard a voice say, "seek wisdom before you die"
Re...

Categories: epimetheus, art, imagination, inspiration, literature,
Form: Rhyme

Remnants

...Looking back helplessly 
at every foible like Epimetheus. 
Born like a weed in the steamy morning,
I was an aimless crude creature spinning
flamboyant cobwebs like a confident fool.
I slathered ...

Categories: epimetheus, allusion, imagery, introspection, myth,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Me, Myself and I

...I forged my dreams in the mire of regret
The past had not passed me for long
The angel of Death awaits my plea of ignorance
While the sands of time bury my aspiration

I acknowledge my mistakes
...

Categories: epimetheus, allegory, anxiety, drink, drug,
Form: Free verse

Prometheus and Her Epimetheus

...The touch of lips- brief and soft.
There was no more grief.
This evening forever lost in memory.
Through the ripples of untroubled water, we sat.
The waves rolled closer.
Together we crashed by ...

Categories: epimetheus, black african american, for
Form: Free verse

Pandora's Temptation

...
For the third time Pandora stands before the box
Inlaid with jewels ivory and gold
In her hand is the key – she closely examines
Intrigued by its intricate patterns - so ancient- so old
...

Categories: epimetheus, desire, hope, love,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Maybe, the Truth

...I'm wasted by my apathy
I'm barely even here
My will knows Ambiguity:
A grievance for my peer

I rarely Love my fellow man
Or, practice what I preach
Deception is my biggest fan
My Dreams are...

Categories: epimetheus, giving, imagery, loneliness, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme

Subjected To Frost

...Subjected to Frost at an early age
I and friends have since chosen our way
Thus many have traveled on the trodden path
I as Epimetheus see their folly at last
Knowing their hearts- how they long ...

Categories: epimetheus, death, devotion, faith, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme

Pandora's Box – Sonnet

...Who would have thought, when Epimetheus
Had seen the utmost beauty sent by gods,
He would not listen to Prometheus,
And keep his hands away? What were the odds?
Because of him, we now have amongs...

Categories: epimetheus, hope, philosophybeauty, beauty,
Form: Sonnet

Pandoras Lament

...Presents of beauty, music, and persuasion, given to her and more.
A woman most earnestly desired, the first completely created by lore.
Now call her name of Pandora, which means “All gifted” foreve...

Categories: epimetheus, adventure, history, imagination,
Form: Acrostic