Tongues to speak...

How can we speak
without our tongues
or lips
to kiss sweet flesh?
feeling our way
from soul's dark night
entangled in its mesh
Prometheus
became unbound
to fly above the flames
pulling hard
against the
rugged rock
the chinks
within his chains
desire burning
by that gift
a torch to light
the mind
and from his hand
set fast that blaze
giving birth
to humankind....
In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a champion of mankind, known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals. Zeus then punished him for his crime by having him bound to a rock while a great eagle ate his liver every day only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day. Prometheus is credited with – or blamed for – playing a pivotal role in the early history of mankind. Prometheus Unbound , is a play re-wrought by Poet Percy Shelley and is a fiercely revolutionary text championing free will, goodness, hope and idealism in the face of oppression.