Word Count (for drabble only): 245 words
Seventh Prompt: Handprint
Zeus watched them go,
sad he couldn't stay
and comfort them.
They were his kids, and
their life would be hard.
He wanted to help them.
...
Their mother wasn't
a responsible woman.
He knew that.
But he also knew that
she would have to
raise his daughter.
Even if he wanted to stop her.
...
His son would go to the wolves.
A son he wouldn't remember,
even though some part of him
was responsible.
Zeus couldn't reach him
even if he knew.
He wanted to remember him.
...
But he was a god.
King of them all.
He couldn't help,
Couldn't prevent,
Couldn't remember,
Couldn't do anything to interfere.
All because they were his.
His forbidden kids.
But that didn't stop him from wanting to.
...
Zeus knew what they'd
think of him in the future.
Yet they would never know
exactly how he felt
towards them.
He wanted to tell them all.
...
All he could do was watch.
Watch their now-tiny hands.
Hands that would come to wield weapons,
fight monsters,
and all the while: grow.
Grow into that of a leader's
Hands he would always be proud of.
...
And even though his kids would die,
Zeus would remember them
Remember their hands
And the leaders they were attached to
He would keep the impressions visible
For they were the hand-prints of his children,
the hand-prints they'd left on the world.
A/Ns: I'll admit, when one looks at Zeus, a loving father isn't the first person one might see. But I bet it's in there somewhere, and it fells like awhile since I've written any poetry, so... here I am.
I'm so happy: it's the end of November. That means, everybody, that NaNoWriMo is officially OVER for the year. Whoo hoo! (Dances around)
Anyway, that means I get to spend more time on fanfiction in December. The one week off I get at the end of the month is definitely going to my cause. Expect a couple updates during this time.
Ooh hey, random question: for all those people who've been on this site longer than a year, what did you do to celebrate your one year anniversary? Mine's coming up, and I'm not sure what to go for.
All suggestions welcome, thanks for tuning in, please review, and I'll see you on the far side!