Hero
When did things go so wrong?
I was a hero once
They loved me.
Now they stare at me in horror
And I look at my own hands
As if they belong to someone else
I spiral into depravity
And I drag them all with me
I am numb to everything.
I just threw another being off the side of Olympus
And if you looked at me
I would appear calm and distant
Once, I could anticipate my own actions
I could control my rage.
My family, my equals –
Children and siblings, if we bothered with those terms –
Glare at me,
With accusations
And hate in their eyes
Demanding answers I cannot offer.
We were so great.
We blazed so brightly.
We have fallen so far.
I fall to my knees
And bury my face in my hands.
When did things go so wrong?
I was a hero once.
They loved me.