Today I want to poke my nose
Into a stinking jar
And I am going to expose
The lies for Troyan war.
Four goddesses were on a feast
They drank some glass of labelled
And Irida a little minx
Threw apple on the table.
“This apple is a present for
The most amazing beauty
Her talent is to be adored
As blessing and a duty.”
Decision should be met by boy
Shepherd on the leas
The younger son of king of Troy
Whom he seldom sees.
The Goddesses offered some bribes
To help him take decision.
Wisdom thus power over the tribes
Athens unveiled her prevision.
Hera showed him all the riches
Hidden in the world
The one who has them is who preaches
And rules by right and sword.
Venus did not think so bold
She pointed truth so sour
How a little girl was sold
For riches and for power.
Paris did not hesitate,
This picture was enough,
Cause he was child who couldn’t hate
And he chose just love.
Thus was started war of honor
Two lovers in a hostile world
Because a woman has an owner
Who has the heavy word.
The war went on for many years
A lot of blood was shed,
A lot of losses, a lot of tears
And peace was not ahead.
And in the end came of course
The plan for the deceit
To build an wooden horse
With soldiers into it.
And no-one knows in the end
Who lies, or tells the truth
But how Odiseus spent
Ten years on such route?
Perhaps in jail he was set
Because it somehow seems
The goddesses he said he met
Were only in his dreams
© Tanya Guleria 2024-07-28