Above mediocrity

Above mediocrity

I will rise above mediocrity,

And with me will raise a race,

Where do I see you and not see me?

In clouds without mirth and grace!

You who do not respect elders, neighbours,

Have taught me self-respect;

You who worked up the workers,

Have taught me to be honest;

You who were afraid of death, bred terror

Have taught me fearlessness,

About love and peace;

You who nurtured hatred and anger,

Didn’t you teach me about bliss?

But this is not what I see Mount Olympus!

I know what you have hidden from above,

The child, who was ugly, I learn,

Embodied kindness and peace!

Rejected by parents,

Deceived by his wife –

A Goddess of love

With war in her brain,

His seat rived to the lowest abyss,

The smith weaved through the deserted life.

I forgive my teachers and guardians on this day,

For the same song they heard,

The same verse did they nurse!

I will rise above mediocrity come what may.

With me I will follow my herd;

How can in my universe,

Be anything other than me?

Finished now my ignoble blaming hearse,

Learning drizzles ceaseless for free!

Note: Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. He is the only god who is ugly. As a child, he was rejected by his parents. His wife, Aphrodite, goddess of love was in love with Ares, god of war. Hephaestus was kind and peace-loving.

09 January 2015