They lost faith...

The Gods have now forgotten us. Not because we drench our thirst with ruby wine and devour delicious red meat - for they themselves feast upon ambrose and nectar.

It is rather because we've made our world one in which ignorance, stupidity and inefficiency

thrive. It's because whatever we do, we just can't stick to our morals... however tinted white or black they might be.

As such they've lost interest in boring worldly matters and started having a bit of fun amongst themselves.

This is a simple story of a peculiar reversal of roles

And pharaohs, monarchs, kings and czars

Their minds are so benighted

And holly saints smoke crack cigars

Their urges reignited

And wise old seekers of the stars

Their visions are so blighted

Torridly Venus touches Mars

The Heavens storm delighted

As grown men cry in utter shame

To Gods they’d long forgotten

And children hate and curse and blame

Their soul and dreams now rotten

As women scream of their cruel fate

With chains that pierce around their necks

… as Death will always be too late

Zeus and Hades flex

The deserts, now moist

No more dunes

The oceans are but valleys

And cities drenched in foul fumes

The rivers are but alleys

Democracy is but a word

Long-gone are the ideals too lofty

They are all slaves without a lord

And Hermes sleeps so softly

The moon and sun are too confused

They see each other every day – no longer one running away

And time and space are so abused

The sky is grey, the stars are black

And demons are taken aback

And there’s delusion in the air

And calmly Hera combs her hair

They all pain - Father Time no longer there

As ghost of past make sure your mind is fed

They all feel Nature seething in despair

As no tree is ever more alive than dead

They all ask why… how could this be?

As bitter poison’s now the morning dew

They all hear Eris full of glee

“This time around we’ve lost our faith in you”