Olympians

We have ancient Gods and Goddesses living among us
Perhaps their reincarnations nevertheless
Walking the same earth
In a different age, but the same old mess

For I have seen Zeus
In the protesters who fight for justice
And in those who can’t resist drenching themselves in rainstorms

For I have met Hera
In my femtor
And in the YouTubers who teach women self care

For I know Aphrodite is that girl with the several secret admirers
And Hestia is the one who trained these flawless homemakers
My ophthalmologist had to be Theia!
And the generations of mid-wives, Ilithyia.

Because when Mackail said –
“Yea, the Olympians then were wont to go
Among us, visible godheads, to and fro.”
And when Matthew Arnold said –
“First hymn they the Father | Of all things; and then
The rest of Immortals, | The action of Men.”

Literature is how some mortals achieve Immortality
To learn, and to agree, is to be a believer