Polyphemus+7



Here I am, Father, ten years after that fateful day That fateful day when Destiny forsook me, That cursed day when loathful Odysseus and his crew, Pestilent and blood thirsty, landed on my island. Ten summers and ten winters have wheeled by In their interminable and inexorable course And yet the horrific memories of that appalling incident still haunt me. I feel so empty and vapid… Nothing in my life matters anymore, save one desire: Single, all-consuming, ubiquitous, and inescapable: revenge. This transgression committed against me must be avenged! Odysseus must be destroyed! That is why I have come to Mount Olympus to talk to you, O great Poseidon, omnipotent Earth-shaker, Father. That is what I have come to ask you. I beseech you; Rip Odysseus' pathetic life from him once and for all! Do not allow him to disrespect the almighty gods, their kin, And you, Father, and escape unscathed! Odysseus' death alone can liberate me From this repressive prison of darkness and despair And allow me to once more embrace and enjoy the life That I currently spurn!